dendrobium ansomum....

[denite25]

ive been doing alot of read on hono hono den. but do anyone have any other tips or pointer for grow this den. to its max before the rest season and are there any northern american growers of this den?

at this point all the flowers have died and falling off..ive repotted in tree fern pot with asumonda as the medium. it has 4 new growns but they seem to be growing slowly. it gets full sun from 9-12 and i water when medium is dry and the temp are around 60-72 f.....im just wondering am i doing the rite thing for northern growing?

[gnathaniel]

Nice plant! Looks like you're doing pretty well with it; the main challenge with these is to get them to grow fast and big before they go dormant. Bigger growths=more nodes=more possible flowers next year.

Heavy feeding and watering, plus warm temps and lots of air movement, will help you get nice big growths this season. With your current temperature range it's probably good to allow slight drying between watering, but as temps warm up the plant will benefit from near-constant moisture at the roots. The Bakers' culture sheet indicates rainfall of 17, 16.6, and 14 inches respectively in July, August, and September in natural habitat. That's a lot of water!

--Nat

[denite25]

WOW.....TY TY TY. So how much light and what kinda fertlizer do u think i should use?....i was gonna hang it outside once the temps are warmer.

[gnathaniel]

I grow some species and hybrids in this section with almost full sun this time of year, but for anosmum the Bakers recommend 2000-3000 fc which is more like dappled light or bright shade.

Any balanced water-soluble fertilizer, used in fairly dilute concentration, should suit anosmum fine. I've used Dyna-Gro or MSU for several years and I'm in the process of switching to Ray's K-Lite formula. With most orchids I shoot for 100-150 ppm N applied weekly, but for heavy feeders I either apply more often or supplement with slow-release granules in the pot/basket. Since anosmum benefits from reduction and then elimination of fertilizer starting in fall and winter, it's best to use granules sparingly and remove any remaining ones in the fall. Hope this helps!

--Nat

[denite25]

ty sooo much

[rastafouni]

Congratulations this is a very beautiful bloom of this species !!!!