Dendrobium Berry 'Oda'

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Dendrobium Berry 'Oda'; the first time I ever learned about this plant is that of a picture of an orchid which was cultivated by Madame Haruko Yabu and displayed at the Orchid Show 2009 in Yokohama Takashimaya (Yokohama City, Japan). I started to lose sleep over it and so wanted it, yearned for it and pined for it for days…I just gotta have it…and I asked my broker from the flower district in Manhattan to find me one…and they did! Now it’s in bloom again and it’s just a magnificent display of blooms…
Dendrobium Berry ‘Oda’ = Dendrobium kingianum x Dendrobium 'Mini Pearl' (Dendrobium canaliculatum x Dendrobium bigibbum)
A delightful cross producing many charming purple flowers on many inflorescences...
Commonly nicknamed as Bamboo orchids for it quickly produces quite a number of canes.
This is a modern hybrid that takes all the good qualities from Dendrobium kingianum and adds the ability to grow in warmer conditions which it inherits from a Dendrobium biggibum (recently remaned Vappodes phalaenopsis) hybrid.
A great little orchid that blooms over a long period and perfumes it’s surrounding for much of the time. It smells like Irish spring soap and Narcissus…and since it has a lot of blooms it surrounds the room with it early in the morning fades a bit as the day progresses and becomes strong again at dusk…
I give it plenty of light but not hot sun (indoors south facing windowsill) and I think this grows and flower in most temperatures, making it suitable for the home, greenhouse or conservatory.