The one and only dendrobium I have grown in 50+ years was D. speciosum v. hillii, a tiny seedling in a 2” pot, given to me after my “big freeze” in 1994.
It survived any and all attempts to ignore it, stayed in the greenhouse year round, hung up with the vandas, and received no special rest period. In 2008, it bloomed for the first time on 18”-24” canes, with 36” spikes.
I promptly gave it away, and it and its multiple divisions, are now residing in upstate SC.
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