Ok, had to post this one because this is the first dendrobium that ever liked me!!! Been growing dendrobiums for 3 - 4 years, but very rarely get any to flower...obviously a culture problem, but this one 2 years in a row with beauty flowers...25 flowers. I'm excited and proud to say the least, now to figure out the other 15 dends!
I can't give advice on dens, but I can tell you that I have my NOID nobile den by my east window and seems to love this location. My newest stem (cane?) is growing alongside the original stem and is about 30cm(12 in) tall. The roots are spreading out over the medium.
I don't know know how long it takes from this point to get blooms, but I can definately wait.
I get Den phal types to bloom, but not my other types. I've heard the Den phal types like high light to bloom and the first year that seemed to be the case, but now they seem to just bloom when they feel like it.