Den. helix x strebloceras
 

This is an unregistered primary hybrid. I can't locate any name associated with the cross and the grower I purchased it from got it from overseas so I don't have anything to go on.

It is gorgeous and a prolific bloomer. It is huge though with each spike and making the canes about 5' tall. Mine has 3 blooming canes this year with a total of 50 blooms. Too bad that it bloomed too early for the May show.

Even though the blooms last a long time (these have been blooming for over a month) they take awhile to develop. It was still developing and opening for the last show in March. It took a blue ribbon but not pulled for AOS.

Next year if I can double the blooms, it should get pulled for judging. I LOVE It!

I'm thinking about registering it myself with RHS since I can't find the breeder.

What a beauty! I love antelope type Dendrobiums! Too bad my first attempt at them failed miserably and the second one is going meh... Your flowers look delicious. Do you have a photo of the entire plant?

Whoa. That is pretty crazy looking. Good growing for sure.

Hi Lana,

No photo of the full plant yet. I'm trying to figure out a set up to get a decent photo since it is so big.

very cool!

Wow that is gorgeous!! I love antelop type Dens, but they don't really exist on this side of the pond other than the species Den antennatum.
But are you allowed to register a cross without the breeders consent? I have no idea how registration works.

Hi Camille,

You can if you have made an attempt to locate and cannot. There is a form on the RHS website. I'm still thinking about a good name for it.

I'm liking Gerenuk which is the name for the giraffe necked gazelle.

Gerenuks Or Waller's Gazelle (Litocranius Walleri) Feeding,portrait With Backlighting,Samburu National Reserve,Kenya,East Africa,Africa Stock Photos / Pictures / Photography / Royalty Free Images at Inmagine

Neat name, and I like how it refers back to antelopes. Kudu could be another idea, those antelopes have spiraling horns, much like your Den!

I wish I had the heating to grow these type of Dendrobiums sucessfully. That's a stunning plant!