Orchid - #631Dendrobium Phalaenopsis

Orchid - #631  Den. Phal. (Keiki)

                                          ID#631

 

The name of this orchid is NOT “Keiki”. Keiki means “Baby” in Hawaii, this orchid, a “rooted off shoot is the mother plant is known as such, however the type of orchid it came from is unidentify.

Happy Williams introduce me to the term with this nice present.

This shoot grew from the mother plant flower stem rather than the root base. I have seen this happen in some of my daylilies.

Identify as: (Oct. 2014)

Dendrobium phalaenopsis

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 12 inches tall PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, only. WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in coarse chunks of fir or redwood bark and/or hardwood charcoal
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Pink and white changing with a blush pattern. About 2.5” diameter. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: double rigid leaves at the top of long stems all generated from the base roots.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Young plant (Keiki) mounted on wood Trellis D without any other medium. Adhered well and has roots into the trellis wood. Possible guess of Type: dendrobium ? -Jan. 2014: (1) 4” aircone pot -Jan.2015: (1) 4” Tall clay pot with orchiata, in bloom -March 2018: (1) 6” Reg. clay pot with LECA ceramics and a bit of S. moss mainly at bottom. -Feb. 2019:Moved plant into a 6” WBk, tall canes and spikes made plant very unstable in the clay pot.
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Additional Information: Present from friend Happy Williams. Oriental, NC

October 3, 2014

12”tall

March - 2019