Dendrobium carronii

[isurus79]

I have to say that I bought this one in bud (from Miller's Tropicals, a great local orchid vendor), so I can't take credit for the blooms. I have another one of these as well, so if that blooms this year, I'll take credit for that!

The buds are interesting because they all face straight up until a day or two before they open. Then they rotate sideways into the "normal" flowering position and open. The first picture show this quite well.

Anyway, this is the smallest of the antelope Dends and is growing in an oversized (or so it looks) 2" pot. These guys really like to dry out and the other plant I had growing mounted outside this summer in the Texas heat. They also like high light and did pretty darn well in such conditions. No fragrance that I can detect. Enjoy!


Dendrobium carronii- 17 Jan 2014 by Isurus79, on Flickr


Dendrobium carronii- 17 Jan 2014 by Isurus79, on Flickr


Dendrobium carronii- 17 Jan 2014 by Isurus79, on Flickr


Dendrobium carronii- 17 Jan 2014 by Isurus79, on Flickr

[tuvoc]

Cool.

Kim

[Paul]

Cute bugger! How long is that flower spike?

[nikkik]

That's awesome! I would have bought it too!!

[ronaldhanko]

That's really nice, Steve.

[isurus79]

Thanks all!

Originally Posted by Paul

Cute bugger! How long is that flower spike?

The spike is about 3-4" long and definitely dwarfs the plant!

[plumania]

I bought one recently....blooming size.... from Andys. Hope it blooms next yr. Pretty flower .

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Wow, I have never seen this one, amazing!

[RosieC]

Cool, great flower!