What type of orchid is this?

[green_tea_88]

Hi! I'm a reel neewbie when it comes to orchids...
So here's my question: what's the name of this one? I've got this as a present about a month ago, without any identification card... It has a nice fragnance also.

As you can see, the flowers start to fall off... so here's another question, what should I do with the "stems"? Is it good to keep them, or should I cut them?
(I have another orhchid, a phalaneopsis that I always cut the stems of after the flowers have fallen off, and so far it seems to be good for it becouse it keeps on flowering twice a year for about 4 years now.)

[cabbo]

Looks like a Dendrobium flower to me.

[flowerpower]

I agree, it looks like a Dendrobium.

Don't cut the canes, they provide water and nutrients for the plant. These are long pseudobulbs, and the plant grows differently to a phal (new growth canes grow up from a horizontal underground rhizome instead of leaves appearing from the vertical phal rhizome). They also flower on old canes.

If the flowers have fallen off, it should go through a growth phase during Spring and Summer. Give it warm days and cool nights, plenty of water and fertilise weakly, weekly. They want plenty of light for this. They do well outside as long as temperatures at night stay above 5-10 degrees Celsius.

Around Autumn you need to adapt this and stop fertilising in August and taper down the watering. It will go through a cool, resting period and then re-bloom hopefully.

I'm new to these myself so let's see if there is any further guidance.

[RosieC]

I agree with flowerpower not to cut the canes... but you CAN cut the spikes.

Basically the thin spike which comes up above the lowest leaves can be cut off if you want to (I always do). If they dry out and turn brown you should definately remove them as they will never flower again.

Be careful not to cut the canes though, which are the slightly thicker part with leaves at the top. As flowerpower said these provide nutrients and water to the plant and may flower again on new spikes.

[ronaldhanko]

It is not only Dendrobium but it looks to me like a hybrid of Dendrobium kingianum. That species and its hybrids bloom best when given a dry cold rest (no freezing temperatures though) at the end of the growing season.

[Carlos]

I have one exaclty the same. They have a honey scent when in flower. The name for that orchid is Dendrobium Berry Oda. They are fantastic Dendrobium kingianum hybrids (D. kinganum x mini pearl). i have gotten some great advice from a member in this forum (thanks Blueszz). It requires a temperature drop in the fall to about 10 C to induce blooming. When it gets colder keep it a bit drier but when the buds develop start watering normally again, otherwise you might get bud drop. this one is prone to growing keiki's.

[green_tea_88]

Thank you all for your answers, you guys rock!!!
As the spikes start to trun brown I think I'll cut them.