Dendrobium Frosty Dawn in bloom...in my grow tent.

[Tetra73]

Is finally happening after to have gotten this Dendrobium Frosty Dawn orchid around Sept last year. Is blooming and flowering after 5 months inside my grow tent with 15 hours of artificial lighting daily. The light setup consists of 6 T8 bulbs and 4 100w equivalent LED bulbs. Yes, a lot of lights here. Surprisingly, the electric bill is only couple of dollars more each month.

Most of the flower spikes are at the top, of a 2ft tall cane. There are currently about 5 flower spikes at the top with 3 flower bulbs each. Hoping to see more spikes growing. Some of the older canes, from 1 to 2 years old, are also flowering. However, totaling about 3 flower spikes. These older canes look small and may not be able to support more blooms.



frostydawnbloom1 by vracing, on Flickr


D_frostydawn_bloom_0028_1 by vracing, on Flickr

[charlesf6]

nice,nice I like this

[sam1147]

Lovely

[WhiteRabbit]

Very nice!

[Tetra73]

Thanks. I will capture more shots when more bulbs are blooming....

[Tetra73]

Got more blooms...

DFrostyDawn3blooms1 by vracing, on Flickr

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One more...

DFrostyDawn3blooms2 by vracing, on Flickr

[Tetra73]

Pretty much all the flower buds are blooming. The earliest bloom dated 2/11 or earlier.

dendrobiumfullbloom by vracing, on Flickr

[crowhillcorriedales@gmail]

Nice plant

[kenjibel]

I bought a frosty dawn not so long ago. But im still a little bit confused about to give it a rest periode or not. I read to give it a dry periode. Heard that it can still stay in warmer temperature all year long, unlike nobile types that needs cold too.

[Tetra73]

Originally Posted by kenjibel

I bought a frosty dawn not so long ago. But im still a little bit confused about to give it a rest periode or not. I read to give it a dry periode. Heard that it can still stay in warmer temperature all year long, unlike nobile types that needs cold too.

I think is probably not a true nobile type. A complete dormant period may not be needed. BTW, when I got mine, I believe it was in some dormant state because the roots were not bright white. Only after 4 to 6 weeks in my grow tent, I then began to see new side roots growing. Is 4/26 today and the flowers are still there. In fact, I am seeing 3 additional flower spikes growing. I thought it was done blooming.