Anyone Know How to Stem Prop a Dendrobium?

[Ben Belton]

I know you can. I just don't know how to do it. You use the cane and plants will come from the internodes.

Thanks for any help.

[SOS]

You could have some made for a fee.

Micropropagation Services

My fault, I thought you were asking for Phalaenopsis stem propagation.

If you use one of the nobile hybrids, just lay a leafless cane down somewhere it won't dehydrate.

[Ben Belton]

I want to stem THIS one.

[Kelo]

Did you manage?

[Ben Belton]

I haven't tried it yet. That is in the list of 500 things I need to do in the lab. Maybe I'll be caught up one day.... yeah right :-)

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by Ben Belton

I know you can. I just don't know how to do it. You use the cane and plants will come from the internodes.

Thanks for any help.

Hey Ben,

It's fairly easy to get dendrobium nodes to throw a keiki. Most of my experience has been with accidental breakage of a healty cane. I just lay the cane (no medium necessary)in a semi shady place, and within a few weeks a keiki pops out.

I also read a related article that suggested using a long shallow tray lined with damp sphagnum moss. You lay the cane over the sphag and then cover the tray with clear plastic/saran wrap, place in shade, and wait.

[Kelo]

Yes, that way will work very easily.

[glengary54]

Originally Posted by Junebug

Hey Ben,

It's fairly easy to get dendrobium nodes to throw a keiki. Most of my experience has been with accidental breakage of a healty cane. I just lay the cane (no medium necessary)in a semi shady place, and within a few weeks a keiki pops out.

I also read a related article that suggested using a long shallow tray lined with damp sphagnum moss. You lay the cane over the sphag and then cover the tray with clear plastic/saran wrap, place in shade, and wait.

You can also use the same technique with the bloomed out spike of Phaius.