toddybear
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I have 7 of these...they multiply like crazy! Now is the season and the fragrance fills the house.
Dendrobium kingianum
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toddybear
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Close-up.
Rick
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Cool Todd.
I was just gifted a little one. Now I can know what to expect when it gets as big as yours:clap:
I was just gifted a little one. Now I can know what to expect when it gets as big as yours:clap:
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biothanasis
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Wonderful!!!!
I do not know why, but this one keeps not being happy on my hands... (why are such plants so wrong... :evil: hehehehe
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I do not know why, but this one keeps not being happy on my hands... (why are such plants so wrong... :evil: hehehehe
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SlipperFan
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I've not been able to get mine to bloom. What's the secret???
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Lycaste53
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The secret is to keep them cold and dry with much light for some weeks
Very nice plant, they can get much bigger. Today I have seen one in a nursery, which looked like a ball with about 80cm diameter.
Very nice plant, they can get much bigger. Today I have seen one in a nursery, which looked like a ball with about 80cm diameter.
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Marc
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I have some of these in my collection as well. So far they grow well and this year I had plenty of flowers.
As Lycaste53 says the plant needs a cold dry rest to get it to flower. I keep mine outdoors till temperatures during the night go below 0 degrees celcius. Two years ago I left them out for too long, ended up loosing 75% of my leaves and 40-50% of the bulbs were affected by frost damage.
But somehow these plants keep surviving and flowering. As long as you don't try to take to much care of them.
As Lycaste53 says the plant needs a cold dry rest to get it to flower. I keep mine outdoors till temperatures during the night go below 0 degrees celcius. Two years ago I left them out for too long, ended up loosing 75% of my leaves and 40-50% of the bulbs were affected by frost damage.
But somehow these plants keep surviving and flowering. As long as you don't try to take to much care of them.
toddybear
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I had one in a 8" pot...hundreds of flowers but way too big. They keikei like crazy...I am giving them away on a regular basis. And as mentioned, I leave them cold (about 10-12 C) and dry from October till January then gradually increase the heat and water.
SlipperFan
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I have mine setting on the windowsill in my greenhouse, right next to the S. window. It won't get any colder in there than where it is. Maybe I just won't be able to grow this and will have to be happy with more tolerant hybrids. Sigh.
I cant get my temps low enough for them!
W. Beetus
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Nice looking plant!
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keithrs
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Very well done!!!! I have all mine in bloom too!!!
