Propogating from old dendrobium stems - Orchid Board

Jerry · #1 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 12:26 AM

I have just built a greenhouse and dont have many orchids right now, but I do have a dendrobium that just finished flowering from a new stem with 6 old leggy stems that dont look like they are any use, and would like to take a shot at propogating some new plants from them.
Can I cut them and grow new plants from them and does anyone know of some photos of this procedure, I dont know the terms describing the parts of the plant like most of you, so a text description is not much good to me, I do learn well though.

Jerry

CodiMN · #2 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 12:52 AM

Ooo! I saw this in one of my beginner orchid books! Orchids: A Splendid Obsession by Wilma and Brian Rittershausen. I bought it a few years ago at Borders, but I'm sure you could find it on Amazon too! They had pictures too! Good luck! Take

to let us know how it goes!

Djarum Black · #3 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 04:31 AM

I've gotten a few dead looking dendrobium shoots to make new growths. They had no leaves at all. I took them potted them up in sprag moss by themselves and just kept the moss moist. It took a while but they started sending new growth up from the base. The trick was just not giving up.

Djarum Black · #4 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 04:49 AM

I ran out to the greenroom to snap a photo for you

There is a much more complicated way of doing it. Much the same as growing by seed. You would need a sterile cabinet to work in as well as other equipment.

I hope this info helps

KC Wong · #5 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 03:02 AM

Hi jerry,
I normally cut the canes and keep them in a bright warm, dry place, no watering at all. There will slowly develop roots and shoots. it will takes sometimes 3 to 4 mths depend on the condition. Watering will only rot the canes. Even Oncidium I does that.

Regards
KC

Djarum Black · #6 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 09:37 AM

Wow that is cool!

thakshila smith · #7 (**permalink**) 08-17-2007, 01:52 AM

I read this thread sevaral times. I had old dendrobium stems. I cut them from the main plant and kept it in an old empty fish tank near the other orchid plants.(terr, bec its closed from top too)In a shady place After some time I checked them .there is a healthy lil keikie growing from one of it. Today when I checked them all of them got keikies .About six of them. I prepared a small terr
from an old fish tank .No fans are there. but I kept stems there too. now both worked for me.

gmdiaz · #8 (**permalink**) 08-17-2007, 07:39 AM

I had NO idea that this could be done!

Veddy interestinck!

thakshila smith · #9 (**permalink**) 08-17-2007, 09:49 AM

Gwen , yes it worked.

cb977 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-17-2007, 09:53 AM

Great work, everybody

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