Den. sanderae x ????

[2many]

Anyone have any idea what this dendrobium is? I bought it out of bloom and the tag was broken. It looks like it says Den. sanderae x ????? The plant without flower spikes is 13" tall from the top of the bark, and the flowers are 2 1/2 inches across.

[WhiteRabbit]

I love it! Can't help with. i. d. tho, sorry. Good luck!

[wonderlen3000]

It's a Dendrobium phalaenopsis type hybrid crossed with Latouria type. Real Den sanderae is a formosae type with large white flower and big lip from Phillippine. =)

[2many]

Thanks for both of your replies. So wonderlen3000, the tag that said Den. sanderae x ----- is completely wrong?

[WhiteRabbit]

http://www.orchidspecies.com/densanderae.htm It seems there are a few varieties of Den. sanderae. Some do look like they could possibly be a parent. The bloom shape does look like a latouria type, but I'm far from an expert. Don't know where the color came from... Maybe some other members may have an idea... good luck!

[2many]

Someone in my orchid society says it looks like Den. Lavender Star. If you google it, I think he's right. Thanks everyone for your comments.

[Bloomin_Aussie]

To add a bit further - If this is Den. Lavender Star the make-up is...

Den. alexandrae X Big Alex

I would tend to agree. I've seen examples of Big Alex that look similar but they tend to have long arching racemes like the bigibbum parent.

By the way...

Big Alex = bigibbum X alexanderae if you hadn't already guessed

[2many]

Thanks for your input. I too tend to agree.