What is this Dendrobium? - Orchid Board

silberhaarig · #1 10-22-2006, 08:43 PM

I recently purchased this when it was in bud. The shop owner and I discussed the possibilities of what the blossoms would be like. However this possibility didn't come up.It was labelled "mini Dendrobium".It has a faint fragrance and several canes, each with buds or blossoms. The blossoms are 1 7/8 inches wide at the widest place,and the tallest cane is 12 inches tall. It has so many aerial roots it looks like it is sitting in a bird's nest.

Can someone enlighten me please?

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l8...aarig/Dend.jpg

silberhaarig · #2 10-24-2006, 05:36 PM

I think my search is ended. Someone on another forum pointed me in the right direction. The Den.that I have is probably Den. Blue Twinkle,an antelope type.I had never seen one before.

littlefrog · #3 10-24-2006, 06:07 PM

It may or may not be Blue Twinkle, but it is certainly that type of breeding. There are a lot of Blue Twinkle hybrids, too. Looks pretty good though.

cb977 · #4 10-24-2006, 10:54 PM

I was going to say it looks familiar but could be a number of different things. Whatever it is, it's gorgeous!

Tony · #5 10-24-2006, 10:59 PM

I wouldn't put it past a Dendrobium to consume it's own name tag to confuse it's owner. Tricky little devils they are.

justatypn · #6 10-24-2006, 11:34 PM

It's so pretty and loaded with blooms, nice choice, I have one of those dends that the chid gremlin ran off with the tag too. It's going to be hard to narrow a dend down to appropriate named tag as there are over 1,500 species and not to mention thousands of hybrids. Hopefully a member will have a look alike, it's just not right to have a nameless chid.

silberhaarig · #7 10-25-2006, 10:09 AM

Thankyou all. I am going to call it "possibly Blue Twinkle".There are so many orchids that look almost alike it is probably impossible to pin it down exactly,so close will have to suffice.At least I know what type it is.

littlefrog · #8 10-25-2006, 10:57 AM

That is an excellent idea, I wish more people would do that. 'Possibly Blue Twinkle' is perfect. Too many people just guess and throw a name on the tag, and then it is there forever.

silberhaarig · #9 10-25-2006, 02:29 PM

Littlefrog,it's the perfectionist in me coming out. I worked for years in laboratories,and "almost" was not good enough.

weng · #10 12-06-2006, 05:46 AM

Silberhaarig, the perfectionist in me says if you haven't got a label, you haven't got a hope. It's like trying to guess what a heap of white powder is, from its appearance.