dendrobium kingianum

[Call_Me_Bob]

mine are about 1 3/4 inches

[DelawareJim]

Originally Posted by help

i already read neptunes article, and thanks you very much!

Here's an article from the Australia Native Plant Society that gives a decent write-up.
Dendrobium kingianum

I really like the photo of the plant on the rock in the backyard.

Being a lithophyte, mine are thriving in semi-hydro althought they are too young to bloom yet.

Cheers.
Jim

[kavanaru]

check this article from OB... Flowering Techniques for Dendrobium kingianum - Orchid Board since I follow the cold and "dry" rule, I get this plant blooming every year and have no keikis! (except once when I started watering too early, then I only had keikis and not a single flower)

[HAIR BEAR]

Yes I do give them a rest ! Over winter it's quite damp where I live , most of my plants get a rest over winter , only give a light watering say every ten days to plants in pots smaller then four inch , and any thing larger every two weeks ! Maybe longer ! Right now I have my first CYM with flowers out ,and den are all showing spikes or with one or two close to flowering , and still another month or so for spring to arrive !!! I am no expert , only been into orchids for a year or so ! But it works for me ???

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Mine is the 'short' variety - keikis are maybe 2" ... actually not much 'shorter' than the parent canes they are growing on I think ...

They should bloom soon. Probably next spring.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

They should bloom soon. Probably next spring.

cool - that's what I was hoping - like I said - there are nodes swelling, so hoping for spikes rather than more keikis lol

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Give it the cool and dry winter rest, and it'll bloom.

If it's too warm, it'll make keikis.

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Give it the cool and dry winter rest, and it'll bloom.

If it's too warm, it'll make keikis.

cool - I mean to leave it outside during winter - do they want a good deal of light in winter?

[kavanaru]

for my kingianum, "cool" means around 40F (5°C), which is actually very cold...

[Call_Me_Bob]

okay, but again, you wouldnt expose it to the cool, or the rest period until it is larger, correct?

i thought the adults could handle down to 36 F