Dend. laevifolium

[ronaldhanko]

Natt's, Parkside and Hauserman's all have it, too. Hauserman's is the cheapest by quite a bit.

[stefpix]

Thanks - usually I prefer to spend less than 10$ for plants so I check ebay, I should have bought it at Parkside last year for 22. I like it a lot and i got the wrong stuff. Well I have enough plants but a Dendrobium laevifolium, gonzalesii, cruentum, and Latourias are something I would get if i find it cheap enough. Saw one on ebay but seemed to be a tiny seedling!
Parkside still has it for 22 but their packing and shipping fees almost make it cheaper to drive from Brooklyn to Pa. and get it in person!

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by stefpix

Thanks - usually I prefer to spend less than 10$ for plants so I check ebay, I should have bought it at Parkside last year for 22. I like it a lot and i got the wrong stuff. Well I have enough plants but a Dendrobium laevifolium, gonzalesii, cruentum, and Latourias are something I would get if i find it cheap enough. Saw one on ebay but seemed to be a tiny seedling!
Parkside still has it for 22 but their packing and shipping fees almost make it cheaper to drive from Brooklyn to Pa. and get it in person!

Yeah! Parkside's shipping fees are some of the highest around.

[RosieC]

Wow, what a great Den. Wonderful colour.

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Rosie.

[kavanaru]

Very nice, Ron.. I also love this species... I grow it warm under high humidity and it seems to like it a lot!

P.S.- can you imagine a equivalent of Dendrobium Illusion made with laevifolium instead of cuthbertsonii? easier to grow and temp tolerant...

[ronaldhanko]

I've seen, too, the fact that it is listed as being warmth tolerant, but it doesn't do so well under warm temps for me. The hybrid sounds great - maybe if my lawesii blooms, I'll try it.

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

I've seen, too, the fact that it is listed as being warmth tolerant, but it doesn't do so well under warm temps for me.

for me the trick was high humidity... when growing warm with my "standard" humidity (on the shelves withthe other plants) it did not do well... then I moved it intothe vitrine and loved it...

[ronaldhanko]

I'm sure you're right, Ramon, since when I had it in warmer conditions the humidity was lower.

[Lady Tottington]

that is beautiful!!!!