Dendrobium victoria-reginae (in bloom)
This is endemic to the forests of the Philippines. This is growing on East facing windowsill of my kitchen; this is an intermediate growing specie that I keep humid and moist all throughout the year…. The flowers are about one and a half inches in diameter and deep violet/bluish petals with a white center. The short flower sprouts out on mature stems and bear up to 3 to 12 flower clusters making it quite spectacular.
I have this in small sized bark, lava rock, charcoal, hydroton and sponge rocks on a plastic netpot but hanging on a wire to let the canes fall free….I used coconut husk fibers and soft wires to hold the media and not fall off the pot.
Fertilizer: weekly weakly alternating Algoflash with seaweed mix and worn tea mix….
Its summer so I water it generously every other day….in winter it gets water only weekly with the fertilizer…
Last edited by Bud; 07-22-2012 at 09:26 PM..
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