A NOID Den. kingianum hybrid.
 

Few days ago I bought this plant as a special bargain from a local flower shop who was selling this as Den. kingianum. However, as you can see, its sepals are too long, and it is also missing markings on its lip, so it definitely is a hybrid.

Unfortunately the seller has no idea of its correct ID (This is a rather common in S. Korea...many flower shops do not correctly ID their plants! Quite frustrating sometimes...esp when dealing with orchids) so I won't probably know its exact heritage. However, the scent is very sweet, and the vivid purple color is so wonderful that I grabbed it without hesitation. Haha. :biggrin:


By the way, the purple color is so deep that the camera of my phone keeps mistaking it as a purplish blue. Gah.

Really a pretty one.

Yep, nice find. Try looking up Dendrobium Berry 'Oda' as it is a popular kingianum cross.

I have a kingianum hybrid that I figure is a den berry 'Oda' and the nice thing about it is it is much easier to get to bloom. Living in Florida I didn't know if I could meet the cold requirements of a pure kingianum so I was thrilled when it bloomed this fall.