Den. miyakei

[pheli]

Den. miyakei is native to Taiwan and the Philippines.
My plant is from the Philippines and the blooms are pink. Taiwan's native miyakei is thought to be red-coloed.

[jrodpad]

Stunning. Great growing. Is this a deciduous dendrobium?


Thanks for sharing.

-J

[pheli]

Originally Posted by jrodpad

Stunning. Great growing. Is this a deciduous dendrobium?


Thanks for sharing.

-J

It is not a deciduous one, but the old pseudobulbs are usually leafless.

[fishmommy]

that's an awesome one!
I should look more into dendrobiums....

[RosieC]

Really pretty flowers!

[pheli]

Dendrobium bullenianum, a close relative to Den. miyakei, is also in bloom.

[pheli]

Den. miyakei blooms again.

[scy]

Your blooms are beautiful! I just bought one last night and should be coming in soon!I've read a lot of conflicting information - deciduous vs. non-deciduous, winter rest vs no winter rest... How do you care for yours?

If it does require a winter rest, so does this mean that I need to withhold water until I see growth on canes?

[pheli]

Originally Posted by scy

Your blooms are beautiful! I just bought one last night and should be coming in soon!I've read a lot of conflicting information - deciduous vs. non-deciduous, winter rest vs no winter rest... How do you care for yours?

If it does require a winter rest, so does this mean that I need to withhold water until I see growth on canes?

In fact, it is a semi-deciduous dendrobium. The blooms always appear in leafless old pesudobulbs.
Since it is a tropical species, it does not need so low winter temperature as that for most nobile type dendrobiums. But, keep it sight dry in winter is needed.

[WhiteRabbit]

both are beautiful!