Hi OBers,
I bought my mum an orchid at auction I went to on the weekend [which was totally worth going to
] labelled as Dendrobium Hawiian Com but I haven't been able to find any information using that name.
I have 3 Dendrobium 'Cooktown' hybirds [from BigW- think an Aussie Wal-mart] that I thought were big with canes almost 2ft [60cm] long and spikes 17inches [44 cm], but this one is much bigger
as are the flowers and spikes.. and it's also quite fragrant.
In the photo where you can see a purple maroon bloom and white bloom- those are 2 of my 'Cooktown' hybrids [bought in spike], the orchid on the end right is the HC.
An other photo of the whole plant shows my yellow tape measure: including the pot it measures about 1 metre high.
The third photo shows me holding up one of the spikes with blooms [actually that spike had flowers wilting on it already that I removed, the blooms on the other spike are in much better condition].
The two spikes with open blooms are about 32 inches [80cm] long, and there are 4 more spikes that haven't opened yet.
I got it for $28.00, which I thought was a good buy for Mother's Day! especially as she actually picked that out as one she really liked
Someone at the auction mentioned to me that it might like a bit of warmth other than that I know nothing about it other than what I know about dendrobiums in general.
It's going to stay inside with the others on table until it finishes flowering and I'm going to water it once a week or every two weeks [we're in Autumn here] to let it dry out between waterings.
Any advice, care recommendations, or identifications are most welcome
Dendrobium Hawiian Com?
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