Second spike this year on Dend. Noid - Orchid Board

Junebug · #1 06-14-2008, 04:28 PM

I'm very pleased with this Noid. This her second blooming session in the last few months. Usually my Dends. bloom only once a year.

texasbartrambaby · #2 06-14-2008, 04:55 PM

That is absolutely beautiful! Sometimes they try harder for us when they are "mutts" -

bellini girl · #3 06-15-2008, 01:06 AM

Very pretty, congrats on the rebloom. Good growing, must be doing something right:goodluck

lecent

Chubidubi · #4 06-15-2008, 12:01 PM

Hi Junebug. Your dendro looks a lot like mine. Check It out.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...user=4862&sl=c

Junebug · #5 06-15-2008, 12:59 PM

It does look similar. The green petals on mine are very pale and turn almost white when in full bloom. I have another Noid Den. that displays a much darker green coloration. It's blooms were a beautiful color but a bit mishapen (probably due to a sunburn it suffered last year.) I'm including photos of my dens first bloom a few months ago and the other greener den. The greener one is still recovering. It had a new growth that fizzled out but is now sprouting a new one. I had switched all of my dens to S/H. After 6 weeks I was not impressed and converted them to a Coconut husk mixture. They are lovin' their new media. The first photo shows the first bloom of the rebloomer. Notice how the petals have almost turned white.

Chubidubi · #6 06-15-2008, 08:34 PM

I see that it's much lighter than mine. The other one has great coloration. THEY ARE TWO BEAUTIES.

Junebug · #7 06-15-2008, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chubidubi

I see that it's much lighter than mine. The other one has great coloration. THEY ARE TWO BEAUTIES.

I forgot to mention that the darker one delivered a spicy scent with a hint of nutmeg. Ummm, Delicious! I didn't notice the aroma until the bloom was fully mature and beginning to drop a few blooms. I've never had a scented dendrobium. Maybe it's a den and something else. Spice cake perhaps?