Making lots of keikis!

[susiep]

I have aquired quite a few dens over the years. Many of them were orphans and very distressed. And I guess it is nature for them to make keikis when they are old or dying. So now I have lots of dens! Here are some pictures. The really ugly plants have given me the most keikis. The really tall ones are almost 4 ft tall and about 8-10 years old (still blooming).

[susiep]

Here is a group shot of most of my den family (parents and offspring).
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...hp?photo=11529

[cb977]

Nice Dens, susie

The keikis on some of those have very long roots...they can be removed and potted once the roots are 2-3 inches long. The pics showing new growth coming up from the pot aren't keikis, they're actually new growths/canes

[kiki-do]

Okay, what am I missing here? I don't see any ugly dendrobiums. They all look great to me!

[susiep]

Thanks! The ugly plant I was referring to is in the first picture. That is an orphan. I got at least 10 keikis off that one. I have no more room for keikis! I already potted them 5-6 to a pot. Aren't those nice fat canes coming up? Cane-type dens are very easy to grow down here. Some of those are AOS/ something (prize winners, I assume) But I have mixed all the keikis up now . If any one wants some keikis let me know! I have more trouble with the nobile-type. Some of the nobile keikis are not doing as well. They seem to rot at the base if grown in the same way. In the picture with 7 pots of keikis you will notice the nobile ones are about to croak. I have learned that they need to drain really well!

[lostonthebeach]

Great looking dens and a great family group shot. I wish I lived closer to Weston I would love a couple of more Dendrobiums. I have only had one keiki off a den in all the years I've grown mine. I have divided a few over the years but never a lot of keikis. Your plants look really good. We do have good growing conditions for dens down here don't we. I guess we are just lucky. Now if it would only start raining.

[Ross]

Great setup! Don't have that much luck with Dendros myself, but enjoy seeing other peoples plants and setups.

[Chubidubi]

I love dendros. Great looking plants.

[trinimom]

Nice dens and for one minute there I thought they were looking like mine except my old dens are in full bloom , more than ten years. I have shared keikis and potted some also but I am running out of space and do not want to go overboard as I do have bad bouts of RA flares and then my plants suffer from neglect....

[susiep]

What are RA flares?