Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Dendrobium cuthbertsonii bicolor
This is one of many Dendrobium cuthbertsonii plants I own and one of several with bi-colored flowers. This one is a smaller plant as this species goes, though they are all tiny, but has larger flowers than some. It's coloration is similar to another plant I own and which I recently posted, but the color is much more intense. Dendrobium cuthbertsonii is from New Guinea, from high altitudes, and is cool growing. It has beautiful "pebbled foliage as is evident in some of the photos.
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That's a very nice clone Ron! Do you know it's origin, wild or seed grown plant?
ReplyDeleteHi Laurent. It's a seed-grown plant from Golden Gate Orchids (Tom Perlite) who is doing a lot of work with cuthbertsonii and producing some amazing results including some 4N plants that have massive flowers.
DeleteBeautiful plant, flower and photography. I'd dearly love a cuthbertsonii or two - I doubt they'd like the warmth on my balcony though!
ReplyDeleteThat said, http://www.orchidspecies.com/mediocalcdecoratum.htm grows quite happily for me, and is supposed to be quite cool growing - masdevallias and dracula have looked pretty sad/died in some cases.
DeleteHow sensitive is cuthbertsonii?
Thanks for commenting, James. I think you can probably grow them, though the Mediocalcar is much less sensitive than that D. cuthbertsonii.
DeleteShould have added, James, that the secret to D. cuthbertsonii is very high light. The more light you give it the more temperature tolerant it is, amazingly.
DeleteThanks for the tip Ron - I found an earlier post on your blog that explains this, and gives me hope! http://orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/11/dendrobium-cuthbertsonii.html
DeleteYou are welcome, James. It makes a huge difference even for me and I've always been able to grow them successfully. Under high light they grow better and flower much better.
DeleteI've heard of this new batch of bicolor cuthbertsonii from Tom...Seems it sold very fast!
ReplyDeleteI picked up some plants for him at the AOS meetings in Portland last autumn, but his stuff usually goes quickly in spite of the rpice.
DeleteThis bicolor has the strongest and boldest coloration that I have ever seen in a cuthbertsonii. It also has a great color break and the separation is clear. To top it off the lip opposes the pinks and whites in the petals with a brilliant reddish orange and (dare I say) black.
ReplyDeleteThe petal stance may not be as fully 'cupped' as I have seen in some that have been awarded, but that is insignificant to me. This must be the best cuthbertsonii I have ever seen! Thanks for the pics and the origin of this one.
You should have seen Tom's display at the AOS meetings in Portland. He has some amazing clones. Actually, the pot was purchased as a good sized solid pink on a rather large plant, but as I grew it on it turned out to have a small piece of this plant growing in with the pink and I have since separated the two. This was definitely the better of the two.
DeleteRon,
ReplyDeleteThis is a real beauty! Crisp colors. Wow.
How nice to hear from you again, Duane. Are you back in circulation in the orchid world? Thanks for the kind comments and visit.
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