Dendrobium (antelope type)

[Leisurely]

I usually don't buy a plant with no name but I saw this at a local store recently and temptation overcame me. Antelope varieties are not easy to acquire and when this one showed up for an irresistible price, I couldn't resist. Aside from being a very nice flower, they also last a very long time. I once had a number of antelopes in my collection but they all succumbed to the use of Merit insecticide.

[jcec1]

As somebody else on another thread said, unless you're planning on breeding from an orchid, the name is pretty unimportant. If you like the plant, then buy it! I can see why you bought this one 😊

[Dollythehun]

A beauty, for sure. A great find! Please explain your comment about Merit.

[Leisurely]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

A beauty, for sure. A great find! Please explain your comment about Merit.

This will explain it better than I could. For whatever the reason, some dendrobiums are very sensitive to this product.

Imidacloprid | Merit Insecticide, Premise Insecticide, Bayer Advanced
| Merit Label

[Dollythehun]

That explains a lot, Jerry. When Marathon first became available, I asked my suppliers about the uptake being in nectar etc. Would it harm honey bees, I asked...they assured me it was perfectly safe. Somehow I knew better and now use it only occasionally. But, being a synthetic nicotine, and hence mimicing an older chemical, explains why it's so effective against brown marmated stink bugs. Thanks for the link.

[No-Pro-mwa]

What a nice find and beautiful bloom.

[Selmo]

This may or may not help but here’s a photo of Den Lorrie Mortimer S&W. We got this from Carmela’s ( from Hawaii) last year and this is it’s first bloom. When I saw your photo I said boy that looks similar. Hope this helps you.

[Leisurely]

Selmo, I feel very confident that you just identified my plant and I thank you very much. I actually set my plant beside the picture of yours and the flower is exactly the same. Then a little bell went off when I saw the name Lorrie Mortimer. Years ago I had a Dendrobium Lorrie Mortimer that was one of the many that met their demise from the use of Merit. I looked the name up on my pictures files and there it was: Dendrobium Lorrie Mortimer. What a streak of good luck. Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by jcec1

As somebody else on another thread said, unless you're planning on breeding from an orchid, the name is pretty unimportant. If you like the plant, then buy it! I can see why you bought this one 😊

I totally agree with most of what you said but there is something you have to consider with certain no name plants. Particularly when it comes to dendrobium. There are so many different types that require many different kinds of treatment to be successful with growing them and if you don't know, at least, the group in which they fall you may fail with what you do to care for them. For example, the New Guinea types which includes the antelopes regular watering year around so there is no rest. In addition, they grow where it is hot and will drop their leaves with just the slightest chill. If Selmo had not identified my plant I probably would not have grown it that warm in the winter and it would, no doubt, have declined.