Den. Enobi Purple 'Splash' finally has a bloom!

[RosieC]

Such a great orchid! Glad you got to see one of the blooms and hope the remaining buds open for you.

[ewcia1028]

nice one,congrats

[Bud]

That is a lovely flower. Definitely worth the wait...now that is has bloomed for you, it will continue to keep blooming and produce more flowers as it matures...

[silken]

Thanks for the comments! The last 3 buds did blast and finally the open bloom has finished. It lasted for about 3 week looking like new!

I thought I had seen on other posts that this type can re-bloom either from the same spike or the same pseudobulb. Does anyone know? It is mostly a Biggibbum or Phal type Dendrobium.

[Bud]

Beautiful flower!

PodParenten. Enobi Komachi
PollenParenten. Laguna Princess

both parents is of Biggibum hybrids
it is clearly shown on the form of your flower...

this has no rest period and can bloom again on old canes; but not on old spikes

[silken]

Thanks Bud. It's the only Dendrobium of this type that I have, so not too much experience with it. I see the oldest pseudobulb has just started to die, so I think I should cut it off and treat with cinnamon or sulfur just to be safe.

[Bud]

do not cut off the canes and dispose of it. those canes can still produce keikis or cut it and replant it in another pot...its not dead..its only dry

[silken]

You're right, with such a desirable little plant I should try and get a keiki or two. I did cut it off because although it was green from the base to part way up, the top was yellowing and the whole thing felt kind of soft. Maybe I shouldn't have, but I was afraid of rot. So I dipped it in rooting hormone and its on a bed of moss. I can't really see it producing anything, but who knows.

[Bud]

thats good instinct...if the cane got soft and mushy then its a goner... I wonder what made it do that ? did you look at the roots of the cut cane? its supposed to be alive and whitish...if not: then it rotted...its good you took it out from the rest of the healthy ones

[silken]

I didn't check the roots of that pseudobulb. I just sliced it off above ground. It's in a small clay pot which got broken on the bottom recently when my cat knocked it off the table. Lucky our tile floor wasn't chipped I will need to soak the pot well, to get the plant out as the roots tend to stick to the clay. But since the bottom is broken out I can see lots of nice white healthy roots from the newer parts of the plant for sure. The rest of the bulbs are firm. I plan to re-pot it when some new growth starts.