Orchid-Den. Pam tajima x rhodostictum


                                     ID#  936

 
 

Dendrobium

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1 ft x  1 ft

PLANT TYPE: tropical orchid
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
TEXTURE: bold
LIGHT: filtered high light only


WATER: well drain, let dry well before water. Won’t tolerate to be wet. 
high humidity 60-70 %

SOIL: Orchiata mix, large, well drain and airy mixture.
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS:  clusters of white blooms  with fuschia cup centers with a green tone and fuschia speckles.
 
FRUIT  AND  SEED: N/A


KEY FEATURES: grown for its long lasting array of blooms.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

5” plastic pot with large bark mixture. 
 Left as obtained.
Jan. 2016: (1) 5” plastic with bark mixture. Forming blooms
Feb. 2017: (1) Plastic/round short 5” with bark mixture. In bloom, lasting a long time.
August 3, 2022: repot plant from 5” plastic/ bark into 6” WK /orchiata. Plant was loosing canes, media and roots found rotted. Clean and replaced.
Sept. 25, 2022: plant does not look very happy, keep loosing leaves, however there is new canes growing. Continue to increase water and observe.
Sept. 2023: Plant DEAd due to severe infestation of boisduval scale.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

March 8, 2015

Additional Information:  Orchid Trail, Morrisville, NC

March 8, 2015

September 2023