To be honest I'm not sure if this is Dendrobium Ellen or Dendrobium kingianum 'Ellen'. I believe it to be the former but the growers label was unclear. I'm pretty sure when I bought it the grower told me it was a hybrid of kingianum and that's what Den Ellen is.
It had an attack of blackfly as the buds were forming and some buds did blast as a result. I treated with soapy water and was worried it would damage the flowers but it doesn't seem to have done. (The kingianum alba that I also had to treat did get some flower damage from the soapy water but it's flowers were further developed.
This seems a much stronger and more vigourous plant that the kingianum var album (or the many keikis I have of that). The flowers have more substance than the kingianum as well. It has a keiki of it's own which I will probably try mounted this year. Not as many flowers as my kingianum as had, but they make up for it in their delicate beauty.
There is a delicate purple speckling on the lip and a very faint pink hint on the petals. It is very strongly fragrant with a sweet honey scent. Every time I go in the greenhouse in the morning (and up to mid afternoon) the fragrance fills the entire greenhouse.
Dendrobium Ellen in flower
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