Dend Enobi Purple 'Splash'

[dbarron]

Can't take credit for this...bought in August from 'The Orchid Gallery', it's a mini dend phalaenopsis type. I don't know ancestry, but the bud phase reminded me of latourias.
Hopefully in a year or two, it'll be making spikes with more than three flowers on them Oh, well, at least the spike appeared and grew under my care.

[charlesf6]

[fishmom]

The blooms are beautiful on this den. I got one this summer too, in bloom, and now it is making a very substantial looking new growth. I'm hoping this will be an easy grower and reliable bloomer! Good luck to you too!

[dbarron]

Me too...I was wanting a biggibum type...and this was about all I found in the continental US. I think I'd have preferred a darker purple and solid color..but this is nice too.

[flexdc]

Love the splash color on this.
Growing phal type Dens well has eluded me for the longest time. Everybody says it is easy but for me it is the hardest thing, mainly because I am an outdoor grower and these dens don't like our coolish winters.
I finally achieved some success by dedicating a warm sunny window in my garage for them to over winter. Now they flower consistently.
I have to say one thing though, this type of den is very hard to kill!

[fishmom]

I bought mine from Carrie Raven--Orchidphile. She is a phalaenopsis specialist, and she said she grows this next to her phals, same conditions, even to light. Seems like it should do well indoors.

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by dbarron

,,, it's a mini dend phalaenopsis type. I don't know ancestry, but the bud phase reminded me of latourias...

Ancestry here is mostly section Phalaenanthe as you would expect, and the usual sprinkling of section Spatulata. Nothing from section Latouria.

[Fairorchids]

This clone is a mutation from the meristem process. It appeared in a population of medium dark purples (notice the grex name).

Carrie has to grow it like Phals, as this is her main inventory. They actually prefer higher light, more like Cattleya light levels.

Last summer I tested a couple of Den Phalaenopsis types in full sun (in NJ); it was just a tad too high for them, so I had to bring them back inside the greenhouse. Next summer I will probably erect an outdoor shade table with 20-25% shade for my non-Aussie Dendrobiums (Aussies get full sun).

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

This clone is a mutation from the meristem process. It appeared in a population of medium dark purples (notice the grex name).



Carrie has to grow it like Phals, as this is her main inventory. They actually prefer higher light, more like Cattleya light levels.



Last summer I tested a couple of Den Phalaenopsis types in full sun (in NJ); it was just a tad too high for them, so I had to bring them back inside the greenhouse. Next summer I will probably erect an outdoor shade table with 20-25% shade for my non-Aussie Dendrobiums (Aussies get full sun).

I totally agree with the full sun experience you have. I left one in full sun for about an hour in August, and it got terribly burnt under the intense California sun. But like I said before they are survivors, now it is putting out a new growth!


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