Dendrobium nobile keiki

[Folypeelarks]

Hello

I know that during the winter the Dendrobium nobile must be in rest but..My plant \which actually is..uh..was a baby\ formed three offsets and began to wither..Before few days the mother plant was absolutely dead and the keikis were easy for separating from the mature Orchid...
So, I took them and put them in barks from pine.

They were with very well-formed corms but the thing which disturbs me is the condition of the leaves..They are not so well-developed and the plants may have problems with the producing of sugars..Actually, these offsets are very small - around 3.5 cm.But They were not possible to grow bigger because the mother-plant was too small.

I am feeling troubled because I think that the keikis may wither.They still looks good...but..I don't know..I already had similar case \despite that the orchid was very different..\ where the flower does not survive.

Can I do something to help them?...Please, Help!

[JennS]

I had the same thing happen or very close. My mother plant made only keikis the second year I had it instead of flowers and then nothing since then. I am going to try a hard winter rest this year and see if that does anything to it. I think that regardless of the size of them they need the rest and if they are not actively growing, I say reduce water and then eventually cut it off. I could be wrong, but hopefully this will bump your post back up to get some other opinions.... Good luck!

[Folypeelarks]

Thanks!!

Actually, They are already fine.They began active growing and I'm glad to see them in this better condition though the fact that some corms died \The plant formed new\.

I hope that They'll develop better.

[Ross]

Don't try to rest nobile type dendroniums until you think thay are able to bloom. Babys (or seedlings) need to go through continuous growth. Actually there's nothing wrong with growing a nobile type continuously through the winter, even though it won't necessarily bloom in the spring. I do it just to increase plant size.

[Don Perusse]

Ross, you took the words right out of my mouth. Great suggestion. I know we all like to see flowers, the reason we all grow orchids. BUT sometimes it better to sacrifice the flowers for a strong healthy plant.

[Folypeelarks]

Thanks, again.

Well, I think that You're right and I have to agree.I also prefer healthy orchids than weak plant which makes puny efforts to form blooms.I am trying to make the best for my Orchids but I had some troubles with this winter growing.But I see that There is examples which show that This is not a tragedy.