Orchid-Den. anosmum varieties & Hybrids

                         

                                      ID#1011

 

Also know as Den. Superbum


Dendrobium nobile, known as soft cane dendrobiums have heafty pseudobulbs that are long and slim. They grow leaves along the lenght of the cane and blooms sprout from individual stems along the cane. They are deciduous i.e. drop their leaves when the weather gets cold.


  1. (A)Den. anosmum “Touch of Class”

  2. (B)Den.anosmum Blue lip-selected

(C) Den. Little Sweet Scent = anosmum x parishii

HEIGHT X SPREAD: compact trailing PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Deciduous GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: very bright light, more in winter WATER: Water the plants regularly when they are actively growing. Mounted plants can be watered daily if air circulation is good. When growth stops in fall, reduce water and increase sunlight high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: do well mounted in tree fern bark or, wood baskets. Because of trailing growth, pots are difficult.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Spring time, 3 inch pink flowers with flaring on petals. Up to 3 ft. long stems. Flowers grow along the stems. Very fragrant. Last up to 3 weeks. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: hybrid. At maturity plant can have stems full of flowers up to 3 feet long. *Grows robustly during spring and summer; growth stops altogether in late fall, and the plants may drop their leaves during the winter resting period.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant arrived from Hawaii in a 2” plastic pot with Orchiata mix. Jan. 2016: Mounted on wood/stone sculpture. Doing well. Feb. 2017: (1) Mounted /Stone & wood. Plant lost leaves thru winter but appears green. keikes at the top. Feb. 13, 2017: Removed plant from mount, plant will look better growing eventually in a hanging mode, this mount is not it. Plant did root in mount. (1) clay 3” R with medium orchiata mix. Feb. 1, 2018:(1)#1011A-2- new in 4” basket & moss, (1)#1011B - new in 4” basket & moss, (1)#1011C new in 4” basket with moss Total of (2) #1011A), (1) #1011B, (1) #1011C Feb. 5, 2018: (1) #1011A-2, #1011B, & #1011C all (3) mounted on Cork- forked tube piece. #1011A-1 added to cork -Tube along with #1170 & #1171 & #782 Den. #1011C-2 added to cork- forked Tube. Total of (2) Cork mounts with Nobile Den. March 2022: most plants moved from cork mounts to woodbasket. many dead, most almost dead. Trying to understand care?? July 2022: Change care to clay pot/ceramic beads with plate at base for water supply in summer is working for some other Den. Nobile . Watering WK ones everyday in summer is producing growth of new canes, promising.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

#1011-C      April 2019

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