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Old 03-12-2011, 02:48 PM
Kaykay Kaykay is offline
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Half dead Dendrobium chrysotoxum?
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First of all, I just want to say as a disclaimer that I'm not very good with Dens.

I have a young Den. chrysotoxum which I assumed was on its way out- the pbulbs are getting yellow, and it dropped a couple of leaves. There is still green at the top and no black. (so not rot, just death.)
Well, that's what I thought until I saw this...
Dendrobium chrysotoxum Lindl.
Mine looks just like the one first left on the third row, but without the blooms.
Can anyone confirm/ deny that is a plant in OK health? I've realised that Dens have a habit of faking death and then coming back, rising like zombies from the grave (just look at my Den. phal)- maybe my little Den. chrysotoxum isn't compostable yet....
Kay

PS Don't worry, haven't discarded it yet, just put it in my 'make it or else' section- just as I did with the Den phal.
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Old 03-16-2011, 12:28 PM
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Hows the roots? Do the plant still have healthy roots? One way to tell is soak it and see if you can see any roots that turn green.
Den. chrysotonxum is evergreen type that retain the leaf for 3+ years and only sheed on very old cane or when the plant is in extreme drough condition. And canes most of the time are shivel too, and if you grow in high light, its in yellowish/green color.

I say give it another year or two, to see if any new growths come out. If not compost bin. My dends occationally skip new growths in some years. Don't know why, just odd habit.
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