My Dendrobium moniliforme

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by TOMMYMIAMI

Wow, amazing, all of them, I love these minis!

They are small plants, the flowers are appropriately sized to the plant and they are fragrant.

[Pilot]

Matt don't be surprised if they're all roots. Quay sent me "raizan" and it promptly lost all of its leaves in clear protest to being in my care. It then grew like an alien species with roots coming out of every joint and lead node and even now has few leaves but is flowering and still has an incredible number of roots. The plant is growing in aqua mat which it seems to enjoy.


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[Leafmite]

These guys are incredible when they bloom. A friend at my OS brought two of hers in to show off and I was very impressed.

[rangiku]

Hi Matt, moved all my moniliforme from my cool bedroom with west exposure to my little orchid room with T8 lights. They were just keiking instead of blooming and some were declining.

Now my Sekkoku has bloomed with two flowers (it wasn't thriving but it seems a bit better) and my Miyako-hime has two flowers now; maybe what looks like tons more keiki will turn out to be buds.
Also, my Shikinjyo suddenly has many buds.

These plants normally bloom during the winter months.

[MattWoelfsen]

I read, on NewWorldOrchid's website, that they bloomed at this time of year. But its good to get that info from you, Adrienne. And all of these plants I have pictured are just aptly described by Ryan as "sticks and roots."

Where I had them it just didn't seem like they were "happy" (I know, weird, thinking plants have emotions) so when I moved them from my bedroom on the west side to a southern facing room that is warmer and brighter, they looked better. Maybe their sojourn on the west side was enough of a winter for them?

[Pilot]

Sticks and roots can be a good thing. If you lay them on their sides, each section (joint, union, node...whatever you want to call it), will produce a new cane. So if you get the hang of growing them, you can have a pretty good display in little time.

I need to do more research on these guys, though... as I have questions.

[nikkik]

Very nice plants!!!

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

This Raizan "Thunder Mountain" seems to be a very popular plant as I see examples of this plant on this board and other places on the Internet. This plant came with two flowers, one is wilting and the other flower is still alive. It has a slight fragrance. The flower is a gentle white flower with a pink blush.

So that's what a healthy 'Raizan' should look like! I wouldn't know based on mine.


What are your guy's are cycles throughout the year? (ie. spring light water, summer heavy water, fall declining water, winter no water)

[rangiku]

Martin, I water them when the moss dries out year round, just like the Neos. Having hard water, typically fertilize every other watering or every third watering between 1/8 or 1/4 tsp of MSU for tap water.

They seem happy in their new home under T8 lights with 72F daily and 64F nightly temps.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by rangiku

Martin, I water them when the moss dries out year round, just like the Neos. Having hard water, typically fertilize every other watering or every third watering between 1/8 or 1/4 tsp of MSU for tap water.

They seem happy in their new home under T8 lights with 72F daily and 64F nightly temps.

Thanks for the tips!!