Dendrobium Victoria-Reginae

Native of the highlands of the Philippines. Seedling size... Waiting patiently for it to grow up and blossom....

Acquired from Lucky Girl Orchids by way of EBay.

Dendrobium aggregatum

Just received this guy today from Kawamoto Orchids. He's specimen size. Hopefully, he'll wake up with a bloom soon!

Dendrobium Spectabile x sib. (Group: Latouria)

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Water: drench media in AM- allow to dry throughout the day until rest period (see below)
Humidity: > or = 50%
Fertilizer: 20-20-20; reduce fertilizer in Oct.
Temp:  mid 80sº F during the day, 10- to 20º F drop at night
Light: 5-8,000 fc; summer 10-11,000 fc; AKA “Cattleya light”;
Air:  enjoys good air circulation- I have mine in this holey orchid pot. 
Rest: cooler and drier with reduced fertilizer starting in October
Flowering:  Blooms midwinter-early spring; Flowers at 4-5 yrs old and when it has 4-7 canes. Spikes emerge from black spots on the side of the canes.
Repotting: springtime after flowering; sphagnum moss or medium fir bark; since it grows so large, may need supportive staking
Propogate:  divide canes

Originally from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. We named ours "Alien". When the sunshine woke me up one morning, the light floated in paired with a floral scent equivalent to sweet sunshine. My Spectabile had finally bloomed ! This blessing arrived after over a month of watching a weird green alien spike emerge and creep out of black dot in the cane. These blooms hung around for over a month. When they finally dried, they became pretty dried specimens as well. Abundant nectar bejeweled the flower stalks. Go ahead - swipe a taste for floral flavored nectar.

Acquired 4/17/2014 from Kawamoto Orchids, Honolulu, HI

Other credited sources:

http://orchidsamore.com/tutorials/dendrobiun%20spectabile.htm

http://bursa-lukisan.blogspot.com/2009/12/dendrobium-spectabile.html

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Dendrobium Oriental Smile 'Fantasy' AD/AOS (Fukujyu x Yuubae)

Reportedly fragrant. Did not catch the scent during the last bloom. Plant from Waldor Orchids, Linwood,  NJ booth at the 2014 SEPOS International Orchid Show, Philadelphia, PA.

Dendrobium ‘Pink Stripe’

Water: active growth=damp; dormant: allow roots to dry out 

Humidity: 50-70% humidity

Fertilizer: balanced (like 20-20-20) weekly

Temp: day: 65-75 F; night: 55-60 F

Light: 2,000-3,500 FC; Leaves yellow= too much light; dark green/floppy= too little; red edge=proper level.  

Flowering: if not flowering, needs more light

Repotting: fine fir bark or mounted

Propogate:  pot keiki’s

The center has a fine white fuzz.

Originally from Southeast Asia.

This orchid from Plants and Treasures in Sarasota, FL (4/2014).

Other credited sources:
http://www.brennansorchids.com/dendro.html

Dendrobium sanguinolentum

Water: Mounted: every day to every other day; potted 1-2 x/wk; I've found that whenever I neglect watering for a few days, buds start to appear.

Humidity: 50-70% humidity

Fertilizer: 20-20-20

Temp: 75-85F

Light: 60% to 80% shade (2,000 to 3,500 FC); Leaves should be a light green, not yellowish (too much light) or dark green (too little light). They should be somewhat stiff, not long and floppy (more light needed). A reddish edge to the leaves indicates the light is on the upper boundary of a proper level of light.  Direct sunlight may cause the plant to burn and not enough light will slow growth and stop flowering.

Repotting: Frequent keiki's. Trialed a repot on 4/2014 in regular fir bark media. Appears happy at the moment. Also shared a specimen with the newlyweds Karl and Ainslie Knaur in 8/2013. 

This is another specimen obtained from the 2013 GNYOS Annual Orchid Auction. Also frequently blooming all year round. The bloom picture to the left was from July 15.  This was the most vigorous and plentiful multi-bloom event yet. The flowers last just a few days. It rebloomed again August 22. There were two buds. Sadly, if you neglect to water it immediately when the buds form, you can lose them. I lost one- resulting in one lone bloom.