Distinguishing den types

[Dub3]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

One thing I can tell you for sure is that none of yours are of deciduous type.

They all looked like what's commonly referred to as den phal.

These are hybrids made up of species in the section phalaenathe and antelope.
They are all warm to hot growing plants.

I see some of yours is too dry. The wrinkled canes.
Keep them well watered but make sure water drains well, otherwise roots may die out.

When you see new canes growing, water and fertilize well.

Oh, and these need bright light, but not direct sun.

Thank you for your suggestions. I was told not to water Dens for a month or two in the winter (rest period) so I had been withholding water. Things weren't going well so I started watering again. Warm to hot growing conditions will be easy to obtain here in central Texas.

Again thanks

Dub3

[Optimist]

What I took home from the sticky was that deciduous dends had small clusters of flowers up and down the stem on really short stems. That is how nobile looks

Non deciduous.or evergreen had a long spike and clusters of flowers at the top of the spike only.

Deciduous get the winter rest, not evergreen. So if they lose their leves they bet a winter rest.

[Dub3]

Originally Posted by Optimist

What I took home from the sticky was that deciduous dends had small clusters of flowers up and down the stem on really short stems. That is how nobile looks

Non deciduous.or evergreen had a long spike and clusters of flowers at the top of the spike only.

Deciduous get the winter rest, not evergreen. So if they lose their leves they bet a winter rest.

Thank you you guys are fabulous

[flexdc]

One advice, sphagnum is probably not the ideal media for thjs type of orchid. I have mine in fine bark, one is in a bark sphagnum mix but in a clay pot.
They grow warm but need very bright light to flower.
Andrew

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[Dub3]

Originally Posted by flexdc

One advice, sphagnum is probably not the ideal media for thjs type of orchid. I have mine in fine bark, one is in a bark sphagnum mix but in a clay pot.
They grow warm but need very bright light to flower.
Andrew

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Thank you for the suggestion. I was planning on repotting into 1/2" Orchiata bark are maybe 3/4". I understand they will need the same culture as Cattleya and need to dry between waterings.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Optimist

What I took home from the sticky was that deciduous dends had small clusters of flowers up and down the stem on really short stems. That is how nobile looks

Non deciduous.or evergreen had a long spike and clusters of flowers at the top of the spike only.

Deciduous get the winter rest, not evergreen. So if they lose their leves they bet a winter rest.

That is on the right track, but certainly way too general.

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Originally Posted by Dub3

Thank you for your suggestions. I was told not to water Dens for a month or two in the winter (rest period) so I had been withholding water. Things weren't going well so I started watering again. Warm to hot growing conditions will be easy to obtain here in central Texas.

Again thanks

Dub3

They (non deciduous like yours) certainly do not need as much water while they are not in active growths. If you have to keep them some what cool (still above 65 F is good for the plant although a bit lower won't kill them), it is especially important to keep them on the drier side.
With that said, you still need to water them about once a week or so.

Even with the deciduous type like nobile, many people keep them dry for the entire winter. Dry rest is certainly a misleading term. In the natural habitat, dry rest is never really dry, but actually quite wet. It is just drier than the summer time.
Nobiles get rained on like crazy during the growth season (monsoon). Rainfall decreases significantly during the winter rest, but plants still get plenty of water in the form of early morning fog.

Keep your plants too dry, and not only this will harm your plants but it will also invite mites easily.

[ajdamania2]

Originally Posted by Dub3

Here are some photos

Den. Amabile or thyrsiflorum I would say. It looks like a denrobium from the calista group.