Dendrobium Parishii or Dendrobium Loddigesii - Orchid Board

Cattleya17 · #1 11-16-2008, 07:22 PM

Hello I Would like to Get one of these two plants but i need to know which will be easier to bring into bloom??

My Conditions: Light is good i have other dends one about to bloom!
The Humidity is 50%-70%
At night it gets pretty cool like low 50's. im inside for the winter but then in the summer i move outside! and things go quite smoothly! i have a bit of a size issue above three feet and we are a No GO. daytime temps 70-75 degrees.

Ive heard that these are some of the easy ones!

Could you Clarify the Rest Periods for each please so that i can make the appropriate decision on a plant???
I would have to grow in pots and i dont think should be a problem.

Thank you guys so much in advance for replying!!!!!!!!

justatypn · #2 11-16-2008, 07:56 PM

That's easy, both

They are the easiest to grown. Your conditions should do well, cutting back on your watering "rest period" around Oct through your winter months and begin a slow watering/fert regimen when you see the first sign of spring wakening. I have both, very easy to grow, mine are mounted on tree fern and are doing well.

Weebl · #3 11-16-2008, 08:13 PM

loddiggesii is miniature and even a specimen falls way short of your 3 foot limitation. Your culture seems it would work well, with the drier rest in winter.

Cattleya17 · #4 11-16-2008, 10:18 PM

Ohhh so good to hear that!!!!!! will they do alright potted??? i hope so! well where can i get them?? im really leaning towords the parishii!! it really suits me!

And i hear its Quite Fragrant! yes tell me where i can find a good sized plant that is truly mature sized, i would really appreciate that!!!!!

Cattleya17 · #5 11-19-2008, 03:19 PM

Hey ive got a problem! i called Santa Barbra orchid Estate and asked to inquire about the Dend Loddigesii and the woman who answered the telephone asked where i live and she said that it wont do well in the home! that it need cold temps. (i knew already). she said it will never bloom! is that really so! will it really fair badly and never bloom for me???? i mean you live in florida and california! and you get it to bloom and it gets way colder here thatn it does there here in New York! i could leave it near a cracked window and it will definately get chilled!

smwboxer · #6 01-11-2009, 11:48 AM

I love Dendrobium Parishii and have found it very easy to bloom. I grow mine in a sunny window, stop watering it in the fall and don't water again until buds form. Mine actually blooms in the spring and then again aroud mid-summer. The scent is amazing.

isurus79 · #7 01-11-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cattleya17

Hey ive got a problem! i called Santa Barbra orchid Estate and asked to inquire about the Dend Loddigesii and the woman who answered the telephone asked where i live and she said that it wont do well in the home! that it need cold temps. (i knew already). she said it will never bloom! is that really so! will it really fair badly and never bloom for me???? i mean you live in florida and california! and you get it to bloom and it gets way colder here thatn it does there here in New York! i could leave it near a cracked window and it will definately get chilled!

That does not sound right. I live in Hawaii and Ive seen loddigesiis, anosmums, parishiis, etc. bloom just fine and we never see temps below 55. In fact, we rarely ever hit a low of 55! Get whichever plant you want and you should do just fine with it! Just dont water them when they start to loose their leaves in the fall until you see buds in the spring. In a few months I expect to be showing pics of flowers on my loddigesiis, parishiis, and anosmums that never saw 'cold' temps!!

nancy · #8 01-17-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Cattleya17

Hey ive got a problem! i called Santa Barbra orchid Estate and asked to inquire about the Dend Loddigesii and the woman who answered the telephone asked where i live and she said that it wont do well in the home! that it need cold temps. (i knew already). she said it will never bloom! is that really so! will it really fair badly and never bloom for me???? i mean you live in florida and california! and you get it to bloom and it gets way colder here thatn it does there here in New York! i could leave it near a cracked window and it will definately get chilled!

I live in south Louisiana, and this plant does fine here, blooms reliably (and is just lovely in flower).
IMO, the easiest of these deciduous Dendrobiums is pierardii - it seems to flower even if you forget to *not* water it, and tiny keikis will flower readily.
They key to most of this type seems to be dappled light with lots of water and fertilizer in growth, and a dry very bright rest in winter. I grow mine in nearly full sun in winter.
Any of these are just beautiful and wonderfully fragrant.
Regards - Nancy

Jan Smid · #9 05-17-2009, 10:01 PM

I grow mine within the house with great results. Use fluorescent light as a supliment through the winter, keep them outdoors from June to September. Easy to grow.
Have two plants, mounted on coconut slab, coming to a flower soon for sale, if you still looking.

RGonzalez · #10 06-29-2009, 09:42 PM

It is really difficult to adapt these plants to home conditons because they require to much water and humidity while growing and when dormant they need almost full sun and high humidity in order to bloom at its best. I met a professional grower some time ago that was growing both plants in pots, and admirably they were gorgeous. Yes, you can grow them, but considering the area that you live it will take a lot of skills from you in order to obtain flowers from these beauties. Good luck! You also have the perfect conditons for growing Dendrobium Kingianum and other jewels from Australia, look on the internet and you would be thrilled.