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03-29-2021, 03:02 PM
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Dendrobium species identification inquiry
Help identifying this baby please... i think its a speciosum but cant be certain🤷*♂️ thank you very much!
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03-29-2021, 06:20 PM
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Not speciosum, but a related species. It might be the natural hybrid Den. xdelicatum.
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03-29-2021, 07:27 PM
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Thank you so very much... i truly appreciate it
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03-29-2021, 10:13 PM
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I also think that it looks like Den x delicatum (Specio-kingianum is the human-made version) It could be a more complex hybrid, but the Den speciosum and Den kingianum ancestors are still the main ones.
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03-29-2021, 10:52 PM
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After mucj googling... it sure looked liked it... its very fragrant and almost reminiscent of vanilla scent. Thank you so much for your help! Imma nirse it back to health after rescuing and hopefully she gets back to health
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03-29-2021, 11:13 PM
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Imma nirse it back to health after rescuing and hopefully she gets back to health
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I think that the odds are very good. At least at my house, Den. x-delicatum (Den Delicatum, Den Specio-kingianum) is one of the most vigorous plants in the group. In a few years, you will probably be eager to share pieces of it with friends- it can get quite large, and does that much faster than either parent. |
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03-30-2021, 11:13 AM
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I have been told it grows well mounted on trees in southern California.
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03-30-2021, 11:29 AM
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I have been told it grows well mounted on trees in southern California.
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I see no reason why it wouldn't... I grow it in shallow pots (bulb pans) since it spreads out - the extra surface area and low form makes the monster a bit more stable.
Here along with a Den.speciosum var. grandiflorum... it's the season |
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03-31-2021, 11:18 PM
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Yours look luscious and beautiful! Do you grow em outside? Would it habdle 45F cold nights? Thank you very much🙏
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03-31-2021, 11:24 PM
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My Aussie Dens are totally outside. They get winter low temperatures routinely in the low 40's F and occasionally lower, into the mid 30's F for a few hours. I don't particularly dry them out (I just water less in winter) Summers on the coast are a little more temperate than inland, but it can still get fairly hot. (People farther inland don't have any problem with them either, though) I HAVE found that while the tough leaves seem like they should be able to take full sun, I have toasted a few. So I do give them a little shading in summer.
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