Dendrobium farmeri - "which one"

[lady slipper]

I have been wanting to add dendrobium farmeri to my orchid collection.
Which one is the nicer of the two...the white, or the pink? I thought maybe
the white one is larger and the pink more compact but I am not sure.
I can't wait to start cultivating this one. They look so pretty in photos.

phragm-man

 

[SlipperFan]

Hmmm, I thought they were white with yellow centers.

 

[Kevin]

I wasn't aware that farmeri came in different colours. Like dot says, it's white with a yellow lip.

 

[SlipperFan]

Maybe you are thinking of supurbum (http://portersorchids.com/Images/Den-supurbum.jpg) or pierardii (http://portersorchids.com/Images/Den_pierardii.jpg)?

 

[rdlsreno]

You can choose from white, pink or even yellow. (all from the Internet not mine except the yellow or var aureum) note the square short pseudo-bulbs)

Ramon

White form

Pink form

Yellow (var. aureum)

 

[wonderlen3000]

Go with all three colors. lol You can always used more. Bare in mind farmerii flower doesn't last very long compare to others, so the more the merrier. The yellow one maybe griffithianum, as the cane looks similar. Then you got densiflorum, and thysiflorum with similar flowers.

 

[nikv]

I like the white one best. It's a very "clean" flower.

 

[SlipperFan]

I never knew!!!

One of each!

 

[rdlsreno]

Go with all three colors. lol You can always used more. Bare in mind farmerii flower doesn't last very long compare to others, so the more the merrier. The yellow one maybe griffithianum, as the cane looks similar. Then you got densiflorum, and thysiflorum with similar flowers.

Den. griffithianum have larger and taller pseudobulbs.
Ramon

Den. griffithianum

 

[Pete]

this is my pink Den. farmeri from last month, Den. palpebrae is also a great species like this type you might consider..

 

[SlipperFan]

Really pretty!

 

[lady slipper]

dend farmeri

Thanks Pete,
Absolutely gorgeous! and such a rich strong color hue too. She is very beautiful.

L=phrag-man

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Those all look great, but I think I like Pete's hot pink one best.