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Dendrobium unicum

Nice miniature dendrobium growing in a plastic net pot.

OMG! Oh that color AND smelling like Crayola crayon!

Wow, that's quite a bloom! Mine is just starting to wake up, hopefully it shows half that well!

Great color, cute flowers.

Beautiful, I love it

It looks very happy. Love it.

Thanks to you all for all of the nice thoughts.

Tips, tips would be nice. Looks like it is in bark?

so beautiful!!!! I like it.

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Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa (Post 758439)

Tips, tips would be nice. Looks like it is in bark?

Perfect drainage is a must. When new growth commences, water daily if mounted or grown in an open basket. 1 tsp. per gal of fertilizer bi-weekly is the dosage. I alternate between Miracle Grow and the Michigan State Univ. formula for city water. Lots of air is also beneficial. I have five small fans in my 12 x 25' greenhouse. The media is just Orchiada bark which I like because it will last for up to ten years without the need for re-potting. I abhor re-potting so consequently I have a lot of plants growing out of the pot which incidentally, they seem to prefer based on the better flowering achieved by letting them do this. And finally the other requirement which is light. A little direct morning sun with lots of bright light for the remainder of the day. All growing conditions are different but this is what has worked best for me.