A type of small dendrobium?

[dsim]

What type of dendrobium is this? common name and scientific name? the flower is small - the coin's diameter is 3cm. i have white (in photo); pink and maroon planted in the same pot

[JennS]

I can't help you with the exact name, but I can tell you it's very pretty. You can also remove that dead spike if you'd like. Good growing!

[Chubidubi]

W W

[taipan]

Cant help with the name but it possibly has Dendrobium bigibbum var compactum as one of it's parents

[SueK]

As an Aussie, from the land of bigibbums, I agree with Taipan that it does look as though it has Dendrobium Bigibbum in it. Someone else may have some other ideas.

[camille1585]

I have one that is perfectly identical. I got it in a garden center, and the label said it came from Jungle Orchids. I googled the company, and found out that it's named Dendrobium Borneo. I checked, the name is not listed on the RHS website. So I still have no clue what its parentage is!

[taipan]

Camille
The Phalaenanthe group of Dendrobium ie D.bigibbum v superbum & v bigibbum; etc ( excluding D.williamsianum which some people claim belongs to sect.spathulata ) are found from Nth Aust. the islands in the Torres straight ( separates Aust.from PNG ) & the Timor sea. None of this group extends into Borneo. D.Borneo may be a hybrid if anything. However D.bigibbum var compactum is confined to a few mtn's behind Cairns in Nth Qld.. The plant does not get very big at all. I have spoken to a friend that used to work at the Bot.garden in Lae, PNG & he has said that D.bigibbum to his knowledge is not found in PNG.

[dsim]

more flowers...

[dsim]

more flowers... yea, some pink ones this time.. in the same pot.

i think the white and pink ones are from the same species, right?

[dudleyleroux]

Goodness me that white and purple is gorgeous.