Dendrobium in S/H?

[Lene Th.]

I bougth my first Dendrobium today, and now i feel a bit lost... since my experiece is mostly with phals.
I grow most of them in S/H, and would like to know if i can grow my new Den. in this kulture as well?
It is blooming at the time, but theres some new roots developing... should i wait till the blooming is finished, or does Dens adapt as easily as phals to the S/H?

I do have some reading to do, about Dens... Im a bit afraid to kill her...

[Becca]

You betcha! I have had several dendrobiums in s/h, all have done well after they adjusted! I would wait until after it is done blooming, but that is just me. I have found that they take some time to adapt, but do well as long as you have new root growth.

[Ranchnanny]

Hi Lene Th, I have 5 Dens and they are all in s/h medium. They used to be in reg. bark mix but I had little success getting them to grow or flower. I changed medium about 6 months ago and the change is unbelivable. I did change while the Dens or the Phals while they were in bloom.

Check out some of my orchids.
These are older photos taken soon after repotting.

Sheridan

[Lene Th.]

Thanks for the respond!
I will do the switch already today, becourse the medium its in now is wet and declaying.
Theres plenty of new root-growth, and i hope it will take into the S/H without any big problems...

[peggypugsmom]

Thank you for this topic..what little I have seen of this medium so far, looks to be very successful..I went online in hopes of ordering a small bag for starters...shocking...the shipping costs twice the product!...I'll have to check around locally, though I may have to travel some...by phone first!...thanks for the great pix of S/H...your chids look happy..Eileen