Dendrobium resting phase or wrinkling stem no leaf disease?

[Elfkin]

I've had a den for a year. It was facing south indoors at a window. After a few months the leaves yellowed and fell off. Now I have three wrinkly stalks that are doing nothing. It's been this way for about 6 months. I purchased it in bloom and read they go into resting phase after. I read an article that it could be bacterial and to use hydrogen peroxide on it. I did and as soon as it hit the roots and media it bubbles like crazy. I wish I could post a picture. I've gone through all of orcgidboards descriptions and none fit. Any ideas or suggestions? It's perfectly happy in the roots and having wrinkly stems thanks, I'm a novice.

[jcec1]

Best to comment on a few threads, after five posts you will be able to post some pics, this helps a lot. In the interim, do you know what type of dendrobium it is?

[Elfkin]

Hi Jce1, its a den burana emaron yellow. Yellow w pinkish lip. I wish I h more to post to get pics in lol Tks for assisting. Much appreciated. I paid good money for it. It still has solid previous leaf levels, just nothing comes from the top

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

There are different kinds of Dendrobiums that need different temperatures, light and watering patterns. Does it have a name tag?

If you Reply to other people's posts that counts as a post, and after 5 you can post photos. That will help us narrow down what kind of Dendrobium it might be.

[Dollythehun]

I believe that is a Den Phal type. If so, the leaf drop is normal and this is the growth season, you should be seeing a new shoot starting. Wrinkly...Overly wrinkly canes suggest under watering. These can be some ugly plants but the old canes still feed the plant.

[fishmom]

This is likely Den. Burana Emerald
Seeking insight into parentage for "Burana Emaron Gold"

[bil]

Den phals like a reasonable amount of water, and most certainly don't want a winter rest period.. Don't ever use Hydrogen peroxide, as it is like using battery acid. It is an indiscriminate oxidiser.

[estación seca]

You don't say where you are. This kind of Dendrobium (Dendrobium phalaenopsis hybrids) likes to be evenly warm and moist all year. It can't stay wet for too long or roots will rot. Leaf fall is common when they aren't watered enough or are kept too cool in the winter. People do keep them a little drier in winter if it's cooler than ideal, but not so dry they drop leaves.

Your leafless plant will probably push new growth as temperatures warm up. At this stage water and fertilize a lot. Put it in bright light, just short of burning the leaves.

A lot of people grow these in large chunks of bark, hydroponics clay balls (LECA) or volcanic cinders. When you do this you usually need to water several times a week. If you've already had it a year, I would plan on repotting as soon as it begins making some new roots. You will have to stake it firmly into the new medium so it doesn't wobble.

[Optimist]

You can tell the difference between Dend-Phal, and Nobile by where their flowers/spikes come out. Dend-phal is at the top of the stalk, and the spikes are often longer, and Nobile is all the way down the spike at each node on short spikes. Noble goes into rest, not Dend-phal. Rest means you water too, but not at an extravagant amount. Where they originate, they are watered all year long due to mists in winter. Rest phase never means "no water."

[Elfkin]

I'm in northwest Louisiana's USA and it doesn't get much more humid and warm than here. But it'd kept indoors. We have too many bugs to deal with too poo outside. At least until I get my greenhouse dream built.. OK. I'll make sure it stays sunny and I'm watering it more, even in winter. Several times a week indoors is good? Can they be ice cube watered?