Dtps. Joy Green Bee

[denvervet]

Can someone please tell me some information about what I have (Dtps. Joy Green Bee). I have it with the Phals under a huge skylight that gets very bright light all day, we get a lot of sun here in Colorado. The Phals are doing great and throwing flower spikes and the Dtps. is doing great too with lots of new root growth (it was 3/4 dead when I rescued it from Lowes 8 months ago). I was wondering how to make this puppy flower or when it flowers, I don't find much viable information on line. Do anyone have a picture of this orchid in bloom? I appreciate any advice, thank you.

[Merlyn]

What you have is a cross between Doritis and Phalaenopsis (even though they discontinued Doritis now and just call it all Phalaenopsis). I have 3 of them and treat them the same as Phals and I never noticed any difference in response. I will always call mine Doritaenopsis because it basically tells me that they will usually have small blooms and many of them.

[denvervet]

Thanks. When do yours bloom? How often do you feed them?

[silken]

Joy Green Bee is half Doritis pulcherrima which shows as a mostly fall bloomer. However, orchids can bloom differently in the wild because we don't give them the same conditions in our homes. This would take the same care as your other Phals. Many are crossed with Doritis and are just lumped together as Phal hybrids. Attached is the family tree of your hybrid.

It should be pink or pink and white judging from it's family members. Quite often giving Phals (and Dtps.) a chill for 4 to 6 weeks in the fall will get them spiking. It works for most of mine.

[Merlyn]

You're gonna love this ! My Dtps. Kenneth Schubert 'Blue' is a sequential bloomer. I didn't know this when I bought it from Home Depot. After the blooms dropped I waited 5 years before it bloomed for me and it started in August 2010 !!! Still in bloom, still sequenching (just made that word up !) and the spike is like a figure eight ! See pix. The Dtps. Pixie Star is also sequential but not until the second blooming season which started in June this year and goes on and on still ! See pix. The 3rd and last one of mine is only here temporarily, was a gift from a society member and will be a gift this Xmas. It's Dtps. Sogo Gotris 'Flora Ark' and has 2 of 3 blooms open starting on 11/25 this year.

I feed 1/2 tsp/gal of Grow More urea free 20-10-20 about every other week continually through the year. In my environment under flo lights, I water about every 4 - 5 days as I have almost all in sphag (sphag/barg or sphag/leca for larger pots). Hope that helps !

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When I received price catalog of phals with pictures from Kingfisher Orchids, there was Phal. Joy Green Bee ‘Joy’ label under this picture:



Sorry, the image is small as I had to extract it from pdf.
Hope it helps.

[Vanda lover]

Not all Dtps have small flowers. I've lost the tag on mine, but it has regular phalaenopsis type flowers that are yellow with a magenta lip and spots. It blooms a long time.

[Ben Belton]

This is a great cross. Big Leaf Orchids has had them for sale at different times over the years, but I can't find a picture in his database. I have seen them also in person when Joy Orchids comes to Florida in May. The number of flowers is amazing. The Joy web page has one picture of one. They sell several different ones though. Crazy. How can you sell orchids if you don't have pics of what you sell? The picture is HERE. Big Leaf does better at selling Joy orchids than Joy orchids does at selling Joy orchids. Anyway...

Originally Posted by denvervet

I was wondering how to make this puppy flower or when it flowers, I don't find much viable information on line. Do anyone have a picture of this orchid in bloom? I appreciate any advice, thank you.

If you have ample light, I suggest you try giving it a temperature drop. Put it somewhere that it will get cool at night and then warm up during the day. The exact temp is not as important as much as having a 15-20 degree change from day to night. Don't let it get cooler than 50 or so... especially if its just watered and wet. Here it is not as cold as Colorado. We can maybe put them in a garage at night and then back in the house during the day. Not sure what you will be able to do. Do it for a week. I'll bet it has a spike started a month later.

I found another picture. It is on the Big Leaf forum. It might require you to be a member to view it. HERE
Another picture HERE

[Vanda lover]

I agree, a temperature drop at night is your best bet. I keep mine right on the windowsill, so they automatically get a drop. I've read that it should be for about 3 weeks.

[silken]

I have read 4 to 6 weeks! anyways, a temp dip sure works for me. Just about all of mine are now in spike.