Den species leafless for a long time

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by u bada

I'm not trying to be difficult... ;P but I've tried a lot already... watering more, withholding water, low light, high light, temps are warmer now overall, higher humidity, low humidity, now I'm trying seaweed baths...

maybe I'm wondering if this is normal behavior for overall these, or any particular one and I just need to be patient?

For instance, has anyone had a den lamyaiae (related to unicum) that literally has stayed leafless and no new growth for almost a year?!!

Do you have a picture of these Dens? I grow lots of seasonal Dens (nobile, aggregatum, chrysotoxum) very successfully outside yearround.

[u bada]

thanks flexdc, would love to hear what you're growing!

i'll try to get pictures posted later tonight

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by u bada

thanks flexdc, would love to hear what you're growing!

i'll try to get pictures posted later tonight

Some of my dens.
These are grown outdoors:
















This one died


Andrew in Hollywood

[u bada]

Hey i'm in hollywood as well! Those are beautiful!

What are they're names? Specifically the 2nd, 3rd, and last 2...

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by u bada

Hey i'm in hollywood as well! Those are beautiful!



What are they're names? Specifically the 2nd, 3rd, and last 2...

2nd Dendrobium amethystoglossum
3rd Dendrobiium Dawn Maree
2nd till last Den. farmeri
last one (passed away) Den. thyrsiflorum

We should have an Orchid meet
I live near Fountain and Normandy

[gngrhill]

They are all beautiful plants. I would love to be where I could grow outdoors all year .

[u bada]

hey flexdc, thanks... the d. amethyst was something I had recalled envying in the past... so funny now that it's something I could actually grow! i live near the hwood bowl... yeah an orchid meet would be cool, just most of mine aren't much to show as most are just nbs I'm hoping to get to flower... but definitely orchid activities abound as well... I'll msg u...

looks like den pics for tomorrow, got home too late to take them...

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by u bada

hey flexdc, thanks... the d. amethyst was something I had recalled envying in the past... so funny now that it's something I could actually grow! i live near the hwood bowl... yeah an orchid meet would be cool, just most of mine aren't much to show as most are just nbs I'm hoping to get to flower... but definitely orchid activities abound as well... I'll msg u...

looks like den pics for tomorrow, got home too late to take them...

Hey my amethystoglossum has not flowered this season. May be it is tired from 7 spikes from last season lol.
I just private messaged you.

Andrew

[epiphyte78]

I wanted to join in the reindeer games so here's a pic of my Dendrobium which recently bloomed...


Dendrobium aphyllum by Epiphyte, on Flickr

[Connie Star]

I have some den questions, too. I spend about half of each year in Costa Rica in a seasonally dry area at 1000meters (3000'). I have bought a number of nobile type den NoIDs which are inexpensive, beautiful and grow new canes easily. The trouble is that after they lose the original flowers (several months) they never flower again. I'm sure they are not grown in Costa Rica. The temperature range where I live is from about 59-90F (16-35C) and the coolest part of the year is the rainy season. Any ideas? They are so pretty in flower that I don't want to give up on them. They are inexpensive enough to treat like long-lived cut flowers but committing orchidicide is hard for me.