dendrobium bellatulum - Orchid Board

ezil · #1 07-20-2012, 07:08 PM

In general I'm not very successful with dendrobiums, they tend to sulk a long time and then die, esp. when they are described as "easy". I couldn't believe it when this one started to spike, and now blooms. I overwintered it with my schoenorchis fragrans and mediocalcar decoratum, all of which have bloomed. I'll do the same next winter.

ronaldhanko · #2 07-20-2012, 07:15 PM

Excellent - this is not the easiest plant, so you are to be commended.

ezil · #3 07-20-2012, 11:08 PM

Thanks Ron. I was told it was a fuss-pot, so I didn't expect it to last. Then again, my percei took 2 years to produce the 1st. bloom, and only now seems to take off.

WhiteRabbit · #4 07-21-2012, 12:15 AM

Ooo! Beautiful! Congrats!
Hehe I can sort of relate, tho have done well with most of my Dens, but in general sometimes feel like "spare me from orchids described as 'easy' "

SydneyH · #5 07-22-2012, 12:29 PM

Beautiful blooms! Isn't it interesting how sometimes the "easy" plants seem to be anything but easy.

Sydney

flexdc · #6 07-22-2012, 02:34 PM

How wonderful! How do you grow this? Warm winter temps? I have no luck with hardware store Phal type dendrobiums either. But the fussy ones bloom regularly for me. I have a den farmeri in spike right now. I want to try my hands on a cruentum.

annak · #7 07-22-2012, 03:46 PM

Trully very nice, and one I've been thinking of acquiring... What temps do you keep it in winter? Please give us some details

roby · #8 07-23-2012, 03:16 PM

wonderful !!! I killed one, but I want to try again

ezil · #9 07-24-2012, 09:00 PM

Roby: you should! I'm sure that in your climate you could even leave it outside in the winter. Annak, I think you could too. I can't because the nights here can go as low as -40C, so I have to compromise. I grow mine in a terrarium where the temps. are quite constant, between 16 and 21 C during the day, and a few degrees lower at night. It only gets watered once every 7-10 days, but I keep the rh at around 60%. In late winter/spring when the night temps stay around 1C, and I can open the windows, the night temps can fall as low as 10C. I hope this helps.

annak · #10 07-25-2012, 01:54 AM

Thanks for the info!!
Yes, the temps you mention are o.k. for the winter, though not outside, as we get as low as zeros often and below 10 is a standard. During summer we have 30s for long periods, and I grow some intermediate in south facing verandas, with no big problems. I will try, and see what happens... Thanx again