Small violet dendrobium ID?

[Bloomin_Aussie]

I was thinking that originally but the segments don't look elongated enough.

[stonedragonfarms]

The reason I don't "like" Esme Poulton; is twofold.
a) the cross is a primary, and all of them that I have seen seem to carry the kingianum lip with the full/spade shaped petal form of bigibbum; the photos in this thread show petals with more spread, which would lead me to believe that there is some speciosum/falcorostrum/jonesii somewhere in the mix
b) the saturation of color is quite a bit darker than all of the Esme Poulton that I have seen; one could have crossed one of the especially deep beetroot kingianums with bigibbum and achieved this, but I'd conjecture then that I'd have encountered more of this form than the lightly saturated form commonly (at least here) seen
Just my reasoning,
Adam

[Bloomin_Aussie]

I can't argue with that reasoning. I agree that this is not a primary and that there is likely an amount of speciosum in it however I am doubtful of any significant percentage of tetragonum. In my experience tetragonum hybrids lend themselves to long thin sepals not short wide ones like this plant exhibits.

[stonedragonfarms]

Well, if we take out the tetragonum we would be left with something like Aussie Wonder as a possibility then...the form would be about right, but the color is a bit off...

[Optimist]

Well I don't know what it may be, but your work reviving it is clearly paying off. Give it time and those canes will grow! Job well done!

[Bloomin_Aussie]

Back-crossed to kingianum again?

[Aussie42]

I have a theory - perhaps Den delicatum is a parent? The canes look very similar with that redish blush as they age, etc. Delicatum being a natural hybrid of D.kingianum x D.tarberi would get a good amount of D. king in there and explain the small flowers.

I have no suggestions as to what it was crossed with though.

Cheers,
Aus.

[Bloomin_Aussie]

Yes, that is a distinct possibility.

[Alsani]

Wow, some great information here thanks. Being a true novice (), I appreciate the linking of various traits with the different species. Gives me a lot to investigate, which I enjoy as much as growing the flowers.

Thanks also for the comments on my culture, I have certainly learned quite a bit for the short time I have been participating on this forum and I do feel that it shows in how my plants are growing.