One of my dendrobiums opened its first bud. Well, the shape is very close to the bloom last fall, but the color is waaaay off. It had white sepals and purple petals but this time, everything is purple and an ugly dark shade of purple too! maybe too much light caused the color change, I don't know but I'm very disappointed. I am waiting for the next bud to open. I moved the plant in the shade to see if that will make any difference at this point.