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Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa
It is a beauty. I hope you get it to bloom also. I can't imagine you not being able to.
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Oh, I can see me not being able to get it to bloom.
It is not my only potential problem bloomer.
I acquired 3 large Den. aggragatum plantings.
I placed them together and now have a single mounted group larger than 1sqft in area.
After sitting dormant for months, it has finally begun to put out a few new growths, but no sign of blooming yet.
I may not be able to keep it cool and dry enough to bloom it.
Although, I did pick up a smaller one last summer that was in bloom.
That gives me hope.
If someone else here in Hawai'i can do it, surely I can too.
Then, I also acquired 3 large Den. loddigesii's.
They also are greater than 1sqft in area after mounting them together on one of the driveway palms.
After several mountings and re-mountings, they died back quite a bit.
They are now beginning to grow again and look as if they might recoup much of what they have lost in the thickness of their matting.
There has been no sign of it trying to bloom.
I'm not sure of the problem: Abuse? Too warm? Too wet?
And, I acquired what was given to me as a Den. cretaceum.
Researching it to learn a bit about it, I find that the Bakers' "Orchid Species Culture: Dendrobium" agrees to calling it D. cretaceum.
The Bakers' tome is begining to be a bit dated now, about 20 years since publication.
The IOSPE on the other hand says the correct name is Den. polyanthum which may be the present accepted naming, except that both references state that some consider it to be conspecific with [same species as] Den. primulinum.
So, I grabbed a ladder and went up to take a closer look at it.
Lo and behold, I find that the D. polyanthum has the same depressions at the nodes [where the flowers bud from] that the D. primulinum has.
I've never seen any other Dendrobium to have those "spear tip" shaped depressions.
I'm now watching it closely with great interest for buds developing.
But, no signs of buds forming yet.
Finally, I have what was sold to me as a Den. crystallinum.
I am suspicious that it may not be a true D. crystallinum, but possibly a natural hybrid [X D. aphyllum].
It doesn't have the D. crystallinum's very strong honey fragrance.
It did bloom for me last spring when hung unter the lanai eaves.
It is now mounted on a driveway palm, and is exposed to more moisture.
It has shown no inclination to bloom yet this spring.
Maybe too wet?
There are others, but my main concern is for the Dendrobium species plants.
They have been my primary concern for many, many years now.
I just can't seem to shake off my obsession with get them to bloom.
Dendrobium Mousmee X Den. farmerii - Thought on blooming it.
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