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07-26-2009, 08:09 AM
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Wow, you're not kidding! That is one Catt looking Dend!
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07-26-2009, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawaiian Sunshine
You could easily mistake these flowers as a Cattleya. The flowers are huge, measuring almost 5 inches across. There are five flowers on one inflorescence. The stalk that the inflorescence is on is 30 inches tall. This plant is more than 10 years old.
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If I couldn't see the cane it was sitting on, I would be completely fooled. 
Thanks again. Your plants are awesome. 
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07-26-2009, 10:28 AM
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Wow, you're right. The flowers on their own could easily be from a catt. They are also stunning, I love the yellow and white combo.  |
07-26-2009, 10:44 AM
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You sure have a knack with these! Absolutely spectacular!
(for those who are curious, this is formosum x infundibulum, a cross made in the 60s)
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07-27-2009, 12:21 PM
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Gorgeous!! Really does look like a Catt!!
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07-28-2009, 10:53 PM
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A very gorgeous Dend Formidible.
There is a few Cattleya-like Dens out there, but by far yours show the most amazing similarities.
How do you grow this beauty?
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07-29-2009, 01:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyched
A very gorgeous Dend Formidible.
There is a few Cattleya-like Dens out there, but by far yours show the most amazing similarities.
How do you grow this beauty?
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Hi. Thank you for your comments. I grow my Formidible with my other Dendrobiums and Cattleyas. They are under 50% shade cloth. I fertilize weekly, all year round with foliar fertilizer (13-3-15). The plant is grown in a plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. The plant is an old mericlone, probaly more than 15 years old. I have not seen other plants of this clone around. The plant blooms during the summer, usually in June. The flowers will last for a couple of months. |
07-29-2009, 04:00 AM
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awsum cat errr den.
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07-29-2009, 11:13 AM
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Wow. Awesome!
Kim
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This Den could easily be confused for a cattleya.
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