Dendrobium (FancyAngel ‘Lycee’ X ToMyKids)

[Bud]

This is a nobile hybrid but warmth tolerant so it does not require as much cooling to set flower buds....this is late blooming for this cycle it should have flowered late spring …fragrant early evening like the smell of hyacynth and berries....compact and easy to grow….this likes to be outside during the warm summer months and blooms when there is longer daylight time; it also helps that the nights are cooler this summer ….I leave them outdoor until fall and bring inside a week before the first frost. They thrive well under moderate temperatures....it likes to be root-bound and do well in relatively small pot. Too much fertilizer and too much warm nights will produce keikis and no blooms.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wow! Beautiful!

[Bud]

Thank You, Sonya !!!!

[flexdc]

Wow Bud a Nobile type blooming in the middle of summer! Very unusual and nice of course

[Bud]

Originally Posted by flexdc

Wow Bud a Nobile type blooming in the middle of summer! Very unusual and nice of course

Thanks....it's late bloomer but I am glad it did

[NYCorchidman]

It looks very similar to my favorite nobile hybrid, Love Memory 'Fizz'

[Bud]

Yep....when I saw that on your post, it made me interested in nobile Dens

[NYCorchidman]

nobile are great, I love them! easy and great grower, great color and nice scent!
I just wish they didn't have that cooling requirement. My friend sold his apartment and now I have no where to put my nobiles for cooling treatment in the winter. hmmmm quite lost.

[Bud]

it depends if you have too much fertilizer and too much warmth...then keikis will appear and no blooms....but this is warmth tolerant....I understand your plight....you are lucky to have friends to house your plants

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Bud

it depends if you have too much fertilizer and too much warmth...then keikis will appear and no blooms....but this is warmth tolerant....I understand your plight....you are lucky to have friends to house your plants

not so lucky anymore since he sold his apartment and the new one he's moving into has no balcony. oh, well...

the nobiles I have need cooling period to flower well. I read some people report that theirs flowered but the flowering wasn't as good. With once a year blooming, I need a spectacular bloom as these guys normally do given the cool period.

I got rid of all my nobiles except for one after my friend sold his apartment. With one nobile, I'm going to either leave it outside every night until first frost and see what happens. Many people say bringing indoor after leaving it out cause major bud blast due to temperature being too high. will see.
If all fail, then I will just buy them every spring and discard. lol