What's the deal with my dormant Dendrobium?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by CJ Green

Wow, that means my Clowesetum definitely got colder than is optimal for it! I'll try to keep it warmer next winter. Thanks again for the advice.

This one can easily be kept in your "living area" during its winter dormancy - with no leaves, it doesn't take up much space. It just wants to be ignored. In his Catasetum talk, Fred Clarke tells the story of a customer in New York who thought that the bare, leafless bulb was dead and just tossed it behind the couch (Why? No idea...) The following spring she was doing some serious cleaning, moved the couch, found the bulb, and Wow, it was producing a new growth! Don't throw it behind the furniture when it is dormant, but you certainly don't have to put it with the other plants that need care...