Dendrobium Spectabile - Curled Pseudobulb?

[c123anderson]

Hi again, everyone. I am really loving this board and the help I'm receiving with my "I can't find the answer anywhere else" questions. And I have another one of those questions.

I purchased a dendrobium spectabile from a local greenhouse. They didn't know much about orchids, so I don't think I can go back there for my question. (They happened to get a few in, but it's not their specialty.)

This lovely dend. had been in a hot greenhouse with some bright bright sunlight and still has some sunspots on its leaves. It had a spike with fairly wilted blooms (due to the stress), and it is actually growing 6 new spikes! The size of the pseudobulbs (between 1-2 feet for 3-4 at least) and the number (5-6 pseudobulbs),

The plant looks like it's been harvested from, and one of the psedobulbs looks like it's been curled down and back into the roots. I'm guessing it's a pseudobulb, but it almost looks like it could be bamboo, since I don't see the characteristic skin on it. My question is: why?

And, actually, the bigger question is asking about this plant's history. It really looks like it's an older plant, as it's well developed and seems to have "character" it its growth. Plus, with almost each pseudobulb producing at least 1 spike now, it's certainly mature. I'd just like to know the plant's story.

Any thoughts? Any help?