My Dendrobium moniliforme

[MattWoelfsen]

So far I have seven of these plants. Six came New World Orchids, where they have quite an extensive list of available plants. If you buy five, they will give you a free one--their choice! The seventh plant I 'won' from eBay vendor Seed Engei. I won another Dendrobium moniliforme from a third eBay vendor that was just selling his excess plants. When that one arrives I'll post its picture.

First up is Benikomachi 紅小町. This is the smallest orchid plant I own. It is a full grown plant. The entire plant is as wide as an inch.

[MattWoelfsen]

Second plant is Himekinryu. It is the tallest plant. It has yellow edged leaves. It is the biggest plant of this group.

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Kinkaku 金閣 is somewhere in size between Benikomachi 紅小町 and Himekinryu. The leaves for Kinkaku 金閣 are also variegated. But unlike Himekinryu, this plant has yellow streaks through out the leaf.

[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.

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Tennyokan 天女冠 "Heavenly Maiden" is the fifth plant I ordered from New World Orchids. It is also a variegated leaf plant.

[MattWoelfsen]

Skokkonishiki is my free plant. It is another variegated leaf plant. It has white streaks with pink streaks.

[MattWoelfsen]

Tanchouzuru 丹頂鶴 is my plant I won at auction on eBay from Seed Engei. Note: Seed Engei is a Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata vendor. Once in awhile they offer Dendrobium moniliforme, Cymbidiums, etc. plants that are cultivated in Japan. This is not listed as a Dendrobium moniliforme but a species.

[Pilot]

How're these guys doing?

[TOMMYMIAMI]

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

[MattWoelfsen]

These plants are doing better. I was growing them like Neofinetia--intermittent watering, cooler temperatures, lots of humidity, bright light. But they seemed to be declining. I moved them into a warmer, brighter space and watered them more often, and now they are looking healthier. They lost a lot of leaves around the end of October when it started getting really cold. The canes are still supple and I can see really tiny buds on the leaf brachts--roots? New spike? I have no idea--these are different from other Dendrobium--they are easier to grow--I usually kill regular Dendrobium after a month of owning the plant. These are still alive and it has been almost five months!