Need help with care of Dendrobium Wallisii or Wallasii

[apfire]

I purchased this plant, labeled Dendrobium wallasii, at the Greater Orlando Orchid Society sale this past weekend. The only information I have is grow it in bright light and to let it dry between watering. I plan to mount it on a piece of cork bark. I Googled the plant and did not find any additional information. Any help will be appreciated.

[Roberta]

From the photo, the plant looks a lot like Den.wassellii. So the tag is misspelled, (The person who wrote the tag was maybe a bit dyslexic... )This should help you find information. You should be able to grow it outside easily. (It can tolerate temperatures from near freezing to over 100 deg F) Mine typically blooms in June or July, with lots of cute little white flowers.

You may also find info on it as Dockrillia wassellii (I think Dendrobium is the currently accepted genus but it has been Dockrillia at some point)
http://orchidspecies.com/docwasselii.htm

I don't particularly dry mine out in winter (same for most of my deciduous Dendrobiums) but it does get a good chill, and blooms nicely. If you get some chill (nights below about 50 deg F) , great. If not, a relatively dry month or two can have the same effect.

[apfire]

Roberta, As always I find your information to be very helpful. I wish I was half as knowledgeable about orchids as you. Thank you for the information.

[Roberta]

Thanks! Knowledge comes slowly... in a few years, you'll look back and realize that you know a lot that you didn't know before. Orchids inspire a lifetime of learning!