what kind of dendrobium am I?

[lanicow]

hi all,
I just joined after finding this great site. Our collection of orchids is ever slowly increasing.

We have an orchid that has flowers which looked very much like a dendrobium. It's getting pretty crowded in it's little pot so we wanted to know.

-- when is the best time to divide and repot?
-- what is it we're growing?

I've attached a photo. I have a photo of when it was flowering but I left it at home. Can post later though.

Thanks!

[SP2340]

Hi, welcome! It's a dendrobium, what kind? We'll have to see the flowers. Best time to repot is after it blooms and before new growth appears.

[lanicow]

not sure what kind of dendrobium. I'm just guessing it is after we saw the flowers. I'll post a photo of the flowers tomorrow.

I think we just missed the divide time :-( It finished flowering and is already putting out new growth.

[gixrj18]

It appears to be a nobile-type Dendrobium.

[Lagoon]

Yes I would agree with Jasen

[CoolPhrog]

It's actually best to repot an orchid just as new growth appears.

It seems pretty happy where it is. Most Dendrobiums prefer to be in a pot that's smaller than the plant.

[lanicow]

here's 2 photos of the flowers.
Do these photos make it easier to ID the orchid?

[snow]

nobile.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

It could be a Dendrobium hybrid of the nobile kind. Unless you know this is a species for sure, it most likely is a hybrid. If it's a hybrid, I don't know the cultivar name.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I meant to say, it's definitely a Dendrobium of the nobile kind.

What I'm not sure of is if it's a species or a hybrid. It's most likely a hybrid though.