Mini New Guinea Dendrobium - Orchid Board

ronaldhanko · #1 08-14-2010, 06:17 AM

A miniature Dendrobium species from New Guinea belonging to the Oxyglossum section of the genus:

More pictures and a description here:
Orchids in Bloom: Dendrobium pentapterum

kavanaru · #2 08-14-2010, 06:37 AM

This is a gorgeous one, Ron. Congrats!

Lagoon · #3 08-14-2010, 07:04 AM

Beautiful Ron - super shot!!

ronaldhanko · #4 08-14-2010, 10:25 AM

Thanks, Ramon and Gloria. It's one of my favorites, but I guess I have a lot of those.

Jeff9 · #5 08-14-2010, 01:04 PM

This is really cool, this one is in the same section as Den. Laevifolium.
I've actually been thinking about expanding my collection to oxyglossum dendrobiums, anyone know an european source?

ronaldhanko · #6 08-14-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff9

This is really cool, this one is in the same section as Den. Laevifolium.
I've actually been thinking about expanding my collection to oxyglossum dendrobiums, anyone know an european source?

It is in the Oxyglossum section - some of my favorite plants - the only European source I know is Equatorial Orchids, but they sell flasks only, as far as I know. I imported some flasks this spring.

ronaldhanko · #7 08-14-2010, 01:11 PM

Actually, I think the name is Equatorial Plant Company.

kavanaru · #8 08-14-2010, 01:15 PM

and then you can get single plants here and there with a bit of luck...

it seems that currently cuthbersonii seems to be in vogue and you can find different clones here and there... Schwerter has agathodaemonis sometimes, but normaly not in the web-catalogue (need to write and ask). D. brasii, I have only seen it once in Switzerland. I have one plant (if interested, send me a PM - where are you in EU)

Jeff9 · #9 08-14-2010, 01:59 PM

PM sent.

I'm giving my Den. Laevifolium moderate light now and water it a few times a week it's being kept humid aswell, currently has one flower.

I got it from grobraschener and its growing in mix of sphag, chc and some chunks of styrofoam.

What do you guys grow these oxy's in? Is it possible to give all the oxyglossums equal conditions? I.e in an orchidarium that has 20C during the day and drops to 10C-15C during the night as some of these guys require?

ronaldhanko · #10 08-14-2010, 02:08 PM

I grow all mine the same, Jeff, at least in terms of temp and humidity. Was given a very good tip some time ago and that is to give them very high light, especially cuthbertsonii. I've found that really helps, for some reason, especially as I'd always worried more about humidity and tended to keep them in lower light.