Dendrobium Ellen in flower

[RosieC]

To be honest I'm not sure if this is Dendrobium Ellen or Dendrobium kingianum 'Ellen'. I believe it to be the former but the growers label was unclear. I'm pretty sure when I bought it the grower told me it was a hybrid of kingianum and that's what Den Ellen is.

It had an attack of blackfly as the buds were forming and some buds did blast as a result. I treated with soapy water and was worried it would damage the flowers but it doesn't seem to have done. (The kingianum alba that I also had to treat did get some flower damage from the soapy water but it's flowers were further developed.

This seems a much stronger and more vigourous plant that the kingianum var album (or the many keikis I have of that). The flowers have more substance than the kingianum as well. It has a keiki of it's own which I will probably try mounted this year. Not as many flowers as my kingianum as had, but they make up for it in their delicate beauty.

There is a delicate purple speckling on the lip and a very faint pink hint on the petals. It is very strongly fragrant with a sweet honey scent. Every time I go in the greenhouse in the morning (and up to mid afternoon) the fragrance fills the entire greenhouse.

[camille1585]

Beautiful!! If it really is the hybrid, this particular plant has much less of the tetragonum influence in the bloom shape that the plants I see on internet.

[nenella]

Very Pretty Rosie! Good Growing.

[Lana]

Love it! Good growing!

[WhiteRabbit]

Oh my! Lovely!

[RosieC]

Thanks everyone

Originally Posted by camille1585

Beautiful!! If it really is the hybrid, this particular plant has much less of the tetragonum influence in the bloom shape that the plants I see on internet.

I've seen several pics of Ellen that look similar shape but all of them have more colour in the petals/sepals. I've seen some pink, some yellow but all more colour than mine (though the lip seems quite similar in them).

[jrodpad]

What ever it is, it's beautiful.

Thanks for sharing Rosie.

-J

[RosieC]

Thanks J, I'm still enjoying the wonderful scent from this every time I go in the greenhouse

[roby]

beautiful, very delicate color