Dendrobium Species Acquisition

[debrasoon]

I feed them at least once a week. The orchid specialist grower says he feeds his orchids at the nursery alternate weeks w gaviota growth and gaviota flowering. The dens like lots of sunlight i find. They grow quickly if u do that. My minis have been doing ok but haven't bloomed yet. Also I find those with canes sometimes go through dormancy. Depending on which plant. They can lose all their leaves and come back after a hot dry spell when it rains here w lots of leaves and then it will bloom. Adding a few more of the unusual ones on the balcony here. First is a den eliotianum. Then a den pseudo lamellatum and a den aff judithae. I don't know enuf about classification.. Still learning. But got them all from a collector enthusiast.


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[debrasoon]

I have another lot of orchids growing at then back of the house in the outdoors. Shaded by large vine flowering plants. This is a den species Maluku from the Indonesian Maluku Islands.

Second pix shows part of the collection under the shaded vine. And the third shows the context. I also have some which are not under so much shade. The bracteosum and others.


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[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by debrasoon

I have another lot of orchids growing at then back of the house in the outdoors. Shaded by large vine flowering plants.



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Debrasoon, I think we share similar tastes in Dendrobium. I like all of these you've shown here. The middle photo shows three Denrobium that look very similar to mine--Den. anceps, Den. flexile, and Den. reflexitpalum.

[debrasoon]

Heh heh. Yes. I don't like the large commercial variety. Though I got myself a chrysotuxum. Will share my list w you when I get to my IPad. Here is a cadetia Irian jaya species. Really small. Not sure if bulbo or den family. . The flower is less than a cm across.


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[debrasoon]

Dendrobium
Acerosum
Af Judithae
Aloifolium
Arcuatum
anceps
Anosumum Superbum
Acriopsis densiflora
Bracteosum
Variation Tanii 4 types
Coccineum
Chrysotoxum
Cruentum
Elliotianum
Endertii
Farmeri
Floresianum
Formosum
Gatton Sunray
Grande
lamalletum
leonis
Mutabile
indivisum var pallidum
Ovipostoriferum
pachyphyllum
Parashii Semi Alba (thai)
Peguanum
Pocket Lovers
Pseudolamellatum
Prenticei
rosellum
Sp Maluku
Truncatum
Uncatum
Uniflorum white


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[MattWoelfsen]

Formidable list! This is a list of your plants? I'm impressed. Some on the list are available here in the USA. I wish there was a nursery here that specialized in Dendrobium of these kinds versus the more commercially attractive Dendrobium like the tall canes. Not that there is anything wrong with these Dendrobiums. I just don't have the room and the environment to care for the larger Dendrobium.

[debrasoon]

I don't have room anymore as u can imagine. Most of them I got from two suppliers here. One is Song Orchids, a commercial grower and the rest of the rarer dens from this guy who has a small plot behind Song, and he's basically a collector who sells cuttings n plants to feed his obsession. Nice young chap. Everytime I visit one, I visit the other. Which makes them very costly trips.


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[Chatbud]

Originally Posted by debrasoon

I don't have room anymore as u can imagine. Most of them I got from two suppliers here. One is Song Orchids, a commercial grower and the rest of the rarer dens from this guy who has a small plot behind Song, and he's basically a collector who sells cuttings n plants to feed his obsession. Nice young chap. Everytime I visit one, I visit the other. Which makes them very costly trips.


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Debra, who is the guy behind Song?
Btw, Song is not a grower, the boss brought in most of their orchids as well. The ones that he grows are the ones endemic to our climate. Have to be careful, the more exotic/rare ones won't bloom easily in our climate. That's why his orchids are so expensive.

[debrasoon]

I know the guy. And they are not that ex. Think he is ok. I know he has gotten lots from collectors. The exotic rare ones I get from the other guy


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[debrasoon]

Guy in another plot behind Song. Clarification.


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