Dendrobium Aussi Chip (Microchip)

[camille1585]

I have Den. Nora Tukungana x aberrans (Den. Nora Tukungana = Den. atroviolaceum × Den. rhodostictum) and mine is also a small plant, I'd guess around 6-7 inches. It's white with a few purple freckles.

[Leafmite]

It sounds adorable! I love the 'Phal'-type' dens but now that I grow on shelves under lights, the smaller ones have definitely caught my attention.

[Plodde]

What is the care and culture for the dendrobium mircochip? I have two as well, one mounted and the other one is potted is orchid bark. I have no problem growing them but flowering is another story. PLEASE HELP!! TEMP? LIGHT?? WATER? HUMDITY?? WINTER REST??

[Leafmite]

I just bought mine about a month ago so I don't really know. When I received it, I put it in LECA/basket pot and stuffed it under the T5 lights. Very likely, the decision of the Den to spike was more influenced by J&L's care than mine.

[camille1585]

I don't know either since I bought mine, in bud, only 3 months ago...

[cbuchman]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

It is going to be Den. Microchip season!!!!
Is Den Snowflake also a small one?

Yes! It is just like Aussie Chip without the spots on the flower - they are pure white.

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For culture - mine take fairly high dappled light and I don't let them get very dry. I fertilize a lot and they seems to like it. I have found that mine will start new growths in the spring and then another round in late summer/early fall.

They really like to be in small pots and must be pot bound to bloom.

[Leafmite]

Thanks! Another perfect orchid to tempt me!
Thanks for the cultural information.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Plodde

What is the care and culture for the dendrobium mircochip? I have two as well, one mounted and the other one is potted is orchid bark. I have no problem growing them but flowering is another story. PLEASE HELP!! TEMP? LIGHT?? WATER? HUMDITY?? WINTER REST??

I bought mine in early spring in bloom.
Since then they each grew 4 & 3 new growths, and some of these are spiking although most of those spikes are coming from the canes that already bloomed in the spring.

I haven't repotted mine and they are both in small (3'' diameter) plastic pots with medium to small grade orchiata chips with some small grade perlite.
The roots started to grow all over, but I intend to keep them in the same pot for another year or so before repotting.

I have kept them at different locations and both have done fine apparently.
One was sitting right up against my south facing window with very light sheer curtain.
The other one was getting direct sun through the window but placed about two feet away from the window.

I watered quite a bit since the pots are small and they dry out like crazy, I would mist almost every morning and then soak them good for about every three or four days.
I fertilized every now and then. sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly.

You don't need to worry about humidity unless you have a greenhouse and can provide it rather easily.

I don't think these take any rest. Keep them warm/intermediate year around I would say and that's what the literature says.

[Leafmite]

Thanks! I, confess, I am very excited to see this one bloom.

[The Mutant]

Well, I have a Den normanbyense, the smaller cousin of one of the parents to this hybrid, and it's spiking, too. It seems to be season for these orchids in general.

Mine is soon done developing the first spike, then it's only six left (yep, it went for seven this time).

Originally Posted by cbuchman

For culture - mine take fairly high dappled light and I don't let them get very dry. I fertilize a lot and they seems to like it. I have found that mine will start new growths in the spring and then another round in late summer/early fall.

They really like to be in small pots and must be pot bound to bloom.

Oh, is that why my normanbyense flowers as much as it does? I've had I for little over a year now, and it's the third time it's spiking/flowering.

It should've been repotted when I got it home, but I wasn't feeling well, so I skipped it. It still needs to be repotted, and I will do it as soon as it's done flowering.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

I bought mine in early spring in bloom.
Since then they each grew 4 & 3 new growths, and some of these are spiking although most of those spikes are coming from the canes that already bloomed in the spring.

I haven't repotted mine and they are both in small (3'' diameter) plastic pots with medium to small grade orchiata chips with some small grade perlite.
The roots started to grow all over, but I intend to keep them in the same pot for another year or so before repotting.

I have kept them at different locations and both have done fine apparently.
One was sitting right up against my south facing window with very light sheer curtain.
The other one was getting direct sun through the window but placed about two feet away from the window.

I watered quite a bit since the pots are small and they dry out like crazy, I would mist almost every morning and then soak them good for about every three or four days.
I fertilized every now and then. sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly.

You don't need to worry about humidity unless you have a greenhouse and can provide it rather easily.

I don't think these take any rest. Keep them warm/intermediate year around I would say and that's what the literature says.

I would say I've treated my normanbyense the same way you've treated your Microchip, and it seems to work, so I fully agree with your post.

My normanbyense also grew roots all over the place. I have no idea how I'm supposed to repot it now.