Dendrobium stratiotes ?

[JungleJo]

Hi everybody,

This was sold to me as dendrobium stratiotes a while back. I remember it looking very much like it when it flowered earlier this year. I did not take any photos of it at that time.

It is flowing again and this time I payed much more attention. When the buds opened the flowers looked as a dendrobium discolor. Very yellow and brown. I was sure that it was not a stratiotes. At least a week has passed, or maybe even two, and the flowers are starting to look more like a stratiotes than a discolor. It seems they get more and more white than than yellow. Pity I didn't take photos when they opened.

Here is a photo of it right now. The canes in the photos are from a different plant. The canes of this plant measure about 1m and look differently with leathery leaves. What kind of dendrobium is it?

[Ray]

It seems to have the flower conformation of stratiotes, so if it’s not the species (it could be, I suppose), I’d bet that’s one of the parents.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Show the canes please?

I could see stratiotes but it also looks a lot like samurai

[JungleJo]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

Show the canes please?

I could see stratiotes but it also looks a lot like samurai

Samurai - interesting!

Photo of the canes. For comparison, to the very left there is a tall version of C maxima. The canes measure about 1m, but I bet they can get much taller and fatter with an older plant. Mine has got just a few canes.

[JungleJo]

The flowers are still there and they have changed color a little bit more. Too bad I didn't take any picture when they opened, they were so different from now.

For comparison:

[DirtyCoconuts]

Looks like stratiotes to me

[JungleJo]

It's flowing again from its newest cane. Here's the flower. Soon it will look a little bit different.

It's still holding on to a few flowers from the last time it bloomed. I think it's a great orchid.