Dendrobium Miniature ??

[Zoi2]

I have a den bigibbum var compactum that looks just like your plant. I get really purple flowers from it in the winter and in the hot summer, white with purple centers. The total plant size is about 8-10 inches tall.
Joann

[fotofashion]

If your "garden centers" are anything like ours: ie: Lowe's or Home Depot and not nurseries specializing in orchids then the likelihood of getting a NOID plant is quite high.
Those places sell plants not necesarily named plants. Orchid specialists care for the plants they sell and are interested in seeing that you are satisfied with the plant and can have it thrive. Garden centers just push the plant out the door and say "good luck". Just a suggestion, the next time the orchid "bug" bites you, buy it from a specialist. Been there, done that.
Beverly A.

[Viperalus]

I see. But yours doesn't have these yellow hues that I am referring about in the 1st post (and I have never seen at a similar Dendrobium).

Then, it must be a Dendrobium Hybrid with very much bigibbum at the parentage history.

[kavanaru]

ok, in your first post I thought you were asking whether this is a miniature Dendrobium. I did not realized you were referring to the tag itself.

Therefore:

It is not a miniature Dendrobium, in the sense of a miniature orchid. It is actually a compact growing orchid.

However, we are now talking about a commercial label of a mass produced orchid from a Dutch 'Mega Fabric" of orchids for the pot plants market. Compared to most Dendrobium Hybrids of the Phalaenopsis type you normally see in the shops, this is a mini plant, and these are normally labelled "Miniature XXXX". Therefore, you will be wasting your time, if you want to go back to the store where you bought it and complain about the size!

Dendrobium Hybrids of the Phalaenopsis type have a huge amount of Dendrobium bigibbum complex in their background. You can just grow them like these species: warm temps year round and a dry (or semi-dry) resting period during winter/spring (until new growth appear!)

[Viperalus]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

It is not a miniature Dendrobium, in the sense of a miniature orchid. It is actually a compact growing orchid.

However, we are now talking about a commercial label of a mass produced orchid from a Dutch 'Mega Fabric" of orchids for the pot plants market. Compared to most Dendrobium Hybrids of the Phalaenopsis type you normally see in the shops, this is a mini plant, and these are normally labelled "Miniature XXXX". Therefore, you will be wasting your time, if you want to go back to the store where you bought it and complain about the size!

I guess this must be the case then. Therefore could I name it something like: Dendrobium bigibbum var. compactum hybrid?

Btw, Thanks for saving me time and personal energy from going there and complaining.
I find it also useless now, under these circumstances...

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Viperalus

I guess this must be the case then. Therefore could I name it something like: Dendrobium bigibbum var. compactum hybrid?

That would not be correct, as you cannot be sure the var compactum has been used. Keep in mind that Phalaenopsis type hybrids are that: Hybrids! it could be the case that the reduction in size comes from a different species.

The most appropriate name would be Dendrobium hybrid Phalaenopsis type... or just NOID!

[Viperalus]

Argh!... NoIDs and their identification problems! LOL
Thanks Ramon.