Dendrobium moniliforme Matsushima

[Ross]

This has been in bloom for a while on various canes. Thought I'd finally post, since there is a triplet.



Culture: Transplanted from pure sphagnum to a fine bark mix in a clear, slotted pot. Plant is in my orchidarium and usually kept at 1800+ foot-candles for 12-16 hours a day. 90% humidity for the light-on cycle. Down to approx 75% at night. Moved plant to a lower position while in bloom since tops of canes were against top of tank. Water/fertilizer every second day by application with hand held sprayer till the solution runs out the bottom of pot. Sprayed from time to time with either Thiomyl or Physan 20 for different reasons. Auto misting system runs for 5 seconds every 4-4.5 hours from lights on till lights off. Inside tank is fan running 24/7. A through-wall fan runs for 3-4 hours at night after lights out.

Thanks for looking.

	Mistking Looking for a misting system? Look no further. Automated misting systems from MistKing are used by multitude of plant enthusiasts and are perfect for Orchids. Systems feature run dry pumps, ZipDrip valve, adjustable black nozzles, per second control! Automatically mist one growing shelf or a greenhouse full of Orchids. See MistKing testimonials

[snow]

nice one, ''ross'' .

[smweaver]

Nice and elegant, Ross. How big is your plant? I've heard that there are many varieties of this species, ranging from (relatively) tall to almost dwarf in stature. Are the blooms fragrant?

Steve

[Ross]

Plant approx 7" tall. It's in a 3" pot (for comparison.) Yes it is slightly fragrant. Scent reminds me of walking into a florist shop (hard to identify). Fragrant during day. There are many very small (as in under 4" tall) moniliforme Dendros.

[quiltergal]

That's a neat one Ross! Nice growing. (See you can grow Dens! )

[shams]

Way to go Ross! This sure is a cutie

[Don Perusse]

After seeing this one, I like "non-floofy!

[Ross]

I'm surprized others have not seen this post since they responded earlier (can't remember who) that they would like to see photos.

[Chubidubi]

WOW Ross it's so beautiful. I've never seen this one. THANKS.

[gmdiaz]

Oooh, boy. . .I really do like the flowers on this one!

I have this same one and it's got little flowers trying to pop out of the top of the canes, at least that's what I think is going on.

I was expecting that the buds would puff up and get larger like my other orchids and then open but the tiny buds on a couple popped open already. . .TINY puffs of white.

Not sure what's going on. LOL

Thanks for the photos, Ross!