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Six Subcategories of Den

First, little disclaimer: just want to say I am by NO means a dendrobium expert (which will be obvious to those of you who are lol), but I have been trying to learn more about them. After about a week of researching online an interesting question hit me right in the face: Since there are so many different species of dendrobium, are there any general subcategories I should know about? (I have read the sticky about Type I-VI) Anyway, I thought this was kinda cool for other newbies trying to organize thoughts on dens.

The Six Subcategories of Dens!!!

1. Phalaenanthe A.K.A Den-phals
2. Spatulata
3. Dendrobium
4. Callista
5. Latouria
6. Formosae

This certainly helped me a lot. :) Though the information is very general, just thought I'd put it out there.

There are a lot of Dendrobiums that fit into those six categories, and there are a lot that do not. If you find one listed in those categories, the information will help a lot. For the others....

Don't stop there. Dig a little deeper and you will find that every major genus of orchids has subgenera or sections that correlate to cultural needs.

If you are really interested the best place to read IMHO is :
"The Dendrobiums" By H.P.Wood.