Dendrobium species identification inquiry

[chefmarcfaust]

Thank you so very much for your wonderful tip! I very much appreciate the help!

[Roberta]

Glad to share! Where do you live?

[estación seca]

Den. xdelicatum will take overnight temperatures a little below freezing if it's dry, but I wouldn't recommend that. Bring it in when it's going to be under 35 F / 2C.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Den. xdelicatum will take overnight temperatures a little below freezing if it's dry, but I wouldn't recommend that. Bring it in when it's going to be under 35 F / 2C.

You're really kind to yours... while it doesn't get down to freezing very often at my house, it can get close... if I brought into the house my Aussie Dens (speciosum, kingianum, combinations and related hybrids) I'd need a truck and there wouldn't be much room for me...(That Den x-delicatum in the photo is about 4 feet /1.25 m across.) Fortunately when it gets really cold (by southern California standards ) it doesn't stay down all that long... in the morning the sun comes out and things warm up, even "cold" days are usually close to 60 deg F (15 deg C) so that helps. If it's going to be cold, don't water. A dry plant can tolerate a LOT more cold than a wet one. (In winter water only in the morning, but no harm in skipping a few days) If it rains (something that happens infrequently) it's not that cold, the cloud cover keeps the night temperature a bit higher so then the "wet" isn't an issue.

[chefmarcfaust]

Oceanside California but a bit more towards the valley😊
P.s. also, a lot of my orchids are in semi-hydropnic, and i know that set-up is a bit cooler on temp than a regular bark medium, so i set it on inside with a warmer for the acclimation period...

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by Roberta

I see no reason why it wouldn't... I grow it in shallow pots (bulb pans) since it spreads out - the extra surface area and low form makes the monster a bit more stable.
Here along with a Den.speciosum var. grandiflorum... it's the season

you, my friend, need to post more pictures!!!!!

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by chefmarcfaust

Oceanside California but a bit more towards the valley😊
P.s. also, a lot of my orchids are in semi-hydropnic, and i know that set-up is a bit cooler on temp than a regular bark medium, so i set it on inside with a warmer for the acclimation period...

Totally no worries on this group of Dendobiums outside in your neighborhood. You can move them outside anytime now, and they'll be fully acclimated by next winter. I suspect that the winter cool-down may also facilitate blooming. The typical seasonal triggers for a lot of cooler-growing orchids could be "drier" or "cooler"... since I don't dry mine out, and they bloom like crazy this time every year, I have to suspect that temperature is the trigger.

[chefmarcfaust]

Thank you so much! And yes i would love to post pics soon! Definitely will start moving all my dendrobiums outside, thank you!

[Cntry]

That Dendrobium is just beautiful.

[Roberta]

Where I live, the sad part is that all of those temperate-zone Aussie Dendrobiums bloom like crazy at about the same time in the spring, flowers don't last all that long. So it is hard to properly appreciate each one, though each is wonderful. Sort of like blowing off a whole box of fireworks at once. A spectacular show, but short.