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Originally Posted by AJW
The plant you have is a species and according to photos in orchid Wiz it will be quite spectacular. See if on of your society members has orchid wiz and you will see the photo and get more detail I suspect the size of the plant you show in the photo will not flower for about another two years at least:ORIGIN/HABITAT: New Guinea, Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Plants grow on trees in swampy lowland forests, lower mountain forests, or in planted coconut or Casuarina trees from sea level to 3600 ft. (0-1100 m). On ridge tops, they grow on the surface of the ground in thick moss and peat. The plants survive exposure to high light and hot temperatures at lower elevations, but they are more abundant in cool, shady locations at higher elevations. -- Source: Charles Baker
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It's really quite a strange looking Dendrobium! Thanks for the estimate on how long I should expect to wait for flowers. So far, so good!
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Originally Posted by estación seca
Translating to Portland, as warm as you can keep it. High humidity. Don't let it dry out very long. As much winter sun as possible, but be careful in the spring that the small seedling doesn't sunburn after the long, dark winter. It should eventually do great outside during the summer, and you can probably gradually move it into full sun as spring progresses once it's much bigger. Next spring move it gradually into dappled shade. Fertilize a lot when in growth.
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It won't be much longer before my plants outgrow their windowsill. When that happens, maybe I'll try to convert a corner of my laundry room to an artificially lit, higher humidity and more brightly lit growing area. I'll have to pay more attention at my local orchid society; it seems like there aren't a lot of Dendrobium growers...maybe because we get less sun 8 months out of the year than other locations.
Thanks for your advice!
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