My first Dendrobium

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Originally Posted by etcherkate

...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.

Consider some of the very small epiphytic plants that have been called Dendrobium and also Dockrillia. They don't need huge amounts of light to grow and flower well. Mature plants can easily fit on a 4" / 10cm square mount. It's not hard to find D. cucumerina, prenticei, lichenastrum, linguiforme, toressae, wassellii. They would also do well for your outside in dappled sun during the summer.

I should have added that these are miniature plants with miniature flowers.