Dendrobium speciosum

[smweaver]

Finally figured out what this plant likes in order to flower: abuse. This is a tough-as-nails species that handles direct sun in our hot and humid summers, and the cool, dry winters in the sunroom seem to be to its liking too. Four flower spikes this year (so far). The one that's got all of its blooms open is longer than my arm, and I gave up trying to count the blooms after I got to seventy-five. Very nice honey fragrance on sunny days. Even though the individual blooms don't last very long, the spikes all don't arrive at once, so it makes for an extended blooming season.

Steve