The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium
Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu menu

Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium
Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
Register The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium Members The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium Today's PostsThe Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium The Six Horticultural Groups of Dendrobium
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
Go Back   Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web ! > >
Reply
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 3 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
  #51  
Old 10-22-2008, 04:37 PM
hosshead hosshead is offline
Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2008
Member of:AOS YAY!!!
Location: I'm outa Ohsweken Canada :)
Posts: 81
Default

I got this one dendro that's pretty stankin' huge now and has like a million canes.
Okay, maybe not that many but stankin' huge all the same.
I got to get a pic in here....(still working on the photo upload dealie)....I'm pretty sure it's a Convolutum.
It has leaves on some canes, but not on many others and seems to get blooms on both the leafless and the un-leaved ones.

Lotsa light all the time. It lives on two bricks holding it above water in an ex-bird-bath directly under one of those Bloom and Grow,(two colour), midsize flourescents. It doesn't seem to care what I do.
Always seems to be setting bud on yet another cane here or there so it's constantly in flower.
Reply With Quote
  #52  
Old 10-22-2008, 05:03 PM
quiltergal quiltergal is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Apr 2007
Zone: 8b
Location: Southern Oregon
Age: 70
Posts: 6,016
Default

Den. convolutum is in the Latouria section. I don't have my book with me but I'll check when I get home from work. I believe that most Latourias are warm growers that do not like to dry out. It should probably get a slight reduction in water during the winter just because it's not growing quite so fast. Here's a link to Jay's site.

IOSPE PHOTOS

I think you could probably do anything to this plant and won't care much. They're pretty bullet proof.
Reply With Quote
  #53  
Old 10-22-2008, 05:13 PM
s.kallima s.kallima is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Aug 2008
Zone: 6b
Age: 46
Posts: 927
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by kavanaru View Post
Which section do Dendrobium laevifolium, Dendrobium brassii, Dendrobium moniliforme and Dendrobium harveyanum belong to? just curious....
I found this :
D. laevifolium is in the Oxyglossum section, so should be type V (year round heaviy watering with high humidity, cool to intermediate or even warm)

D. moniliforme is in Dendrobium section, should be type I or II
(in Dendrobium and Its Relatives By Peter S. Lavarack, Wayne Harris, Geoff Stocker, it is described as "doing best in cool to intermediate conditions, should be watered throughout the year with less water in winter but must not be dry for a long period")

D.harveyanum and D.brassii : didn't find anything on these...
Reply With Quote
  #54  
Old 10-22-2008, 05:33 PM
Ross Ross is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2006
Zone: 5a
Posts: 9,277
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hosshead View Post
okay, let me re-address that;
The flowes are on the older canes, which are pretty much leafless, the non-flowering younger canes have leaves.

I found it in IOSPE;
IOSPE PHOTOS
and I have the album variety and the flowers look exactly as those in the photo.

So I better change my strategy just a tich, yup.


Thank you, Ross.
OK, I think I have it now, Sammy. Even "persistent" leaved Dendrobiums may drop part or most of leaves during the "rest" period. So even though there seems to be a "rest" indicated, I would opt for continued water, but no fertilizer. The photos suggest this is the case. It seems like the description persistent doesn't mean the same as "keeping every leaf". I do know that totally deciduous means exactly that. See if this works. What you found sounds very much like the moniliforme Dendrobiums.

Last edited by Ross; 10-22-2008 at 05:35 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #55  
Old 10-22-2008, 07:48 PM
unhappykat unhappykat is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Mar 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Stockton, California, US.
Age: 34
Posts: 476
Default

Does anyone grow a dendrobium lawesii. I believe its cool growing but past that i havent a clue. It jus sits on its little fern mount and looks at me. hasnt grown in months.I wonder if its dead.
Reply With Quote
  #56  
Old 10-22-2008, 08:08 PM
hosshead hosshead is offline
Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2008
Member of:AOS YAY!!!
Location: I'm outa Ohsweken Canada :)
Posts: 81
Default

Here's my BIG den.;


The whole thing;


And, for size comparison, with a full sized Smooth Fox Terrier placed adjacently,(and who wasn't particularly thrilled with participating);



So how do you guys get those cool film-strippy looking dealies on there?
Reply With Quote
  #57  
Old 10-22-2008, 08:19 PM
Leisurely Leisurely is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Nov 2006
Zone: 9b
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 2,164
Default

Check out this site. I grow one in Florida and is is doing very well.
IOSPE PHOTOS
Reply With Quote
Post Thanks / Like - 1 Likes
Likes kdennis14 liked this post
  #58  
Old 10-22-2008, 10:21 PM
quiltergal quiltergal is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Apr 2007
Zone: 8b
Location: Southern Oregon
Age: 70
Posts: 6,016
Default

Sammy here is what it says convolutum requires in Lavarack, Harris and Stocker's book:

This species requires warm, humid conditions and should be watered throughout the year. It is best grown in a pot of well-drained medium; if grown on a slab, care must be taken not to allow the plants to dry out. If fertiliser is used it should be dilute.

unhappykat, Den. lawesii from the same book:

This species is most amenable to cultivation if given intermediate conditions and consistent watering throughout the year and good levels of filtered sunlight. The pendulous stems make it suited to a slab or a hanging pot. The plants should not be allowed to dry out for long periods, but a drier winter rest period seems to aid in flowering in cultivation.
Reply With Quote
  #59  
Old 10-22-2008, 10:55 PM
unhappykat unhappykat is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Mar 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Stockton, California, US.
Age: 34
Posts: 476
Default

Okay thank you, I think mine just doesn't like me much, anything that is easy to grow i seem to kill off.
Reply With Quote
  #60  
Old 10-23-2008, 03:59 AM
kavanaru kavanaru is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Oct 2007
Zone: 7b
Posts: 3,623
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by s.kallima View Post
I found this :
D. laevifolium is in the Oxyglossum section, so should be type V (year round heaviy watering with high humidity, cool to intermediate or even warm)

D. moniliforme is in Dendrobium section, should be type I or II
(in Dendrobium and Its Relatives By Peter S. Lavarack, Wayne Harris, Geoff Stocker, it is described as "doing best in cool to intermediate conditions, should be watered throughout the year with less water in winter but must not be dry for a long period")

D.harveyanum and D.brassii : didn't find anything on these...
in the mean time, I visited the guys from Luzerner Garten (from whom I've got D. brassi) and they recommended to grow it exactly like D. laevifolium
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
examples, intermediate, type, warm, winter, dendrobium, horticultural


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Flowering Techniques for Dendrobium kingianum Toddybear Off Topic - Totally 6 08-21-2018 12:39 AM
Dendrobium tetragonum var. giganteum Posey Dendrobium Alliance 11 05-18-2011 03:52 AM
Orchid Names / Identifiers Graham Beginner Discussion 18 01-21-2008 03:19 AM
Dendrobium Aussie Hybrids shakkai Dendrobium Alliance 17 01-05-2008 10:17 AM
Looking for info on my dendrobium Becca Beginner Discussion 5 06-01-2007 02:28 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:52 AM.

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Clubs vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.