Monday, September 23, 2013

Dendrobium agathodaemonis (red)

Dendrobium agathodaemonis is very closely related to Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and considered to be the same species by some.  To my mind, however, they are quite different, the former species having very thin growths and flowers without the dark lip markings that Dendrobium cuthbertsonii has.  This is a plant I grew from a seedling and which has rather small but very clear red flowers.  The plant is only a couple of centimeters tall and the flowers around three centimeters long.  Like its close relative, it is from New Guinea and is cool growing.






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  1. Chad LeesSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Very nice Ron. Looks like your seedling is already coming up to specimen size. You also have very symmetrical flowers with a even cupping. Is the throat slightly orange?

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    1. RonSeptember 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM

      Very slightly, Chad, but the overall color is slightly less orange than the photos show.

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  2. Eliza ClaireSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:25 AM

    Nice photo Ron

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  3. UnknownSeptember 25, 2013 at 3:05 AM

    Uma perfeição, maravilhosa ou melhor suas plantas são seleção perfeita.
    abraços

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  4. Chad LeesOctober 4, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    Have you done any hybridizing with agathodaemonis? I have a (cuthbertsonii x glomeratum) that I would like to cross to it.

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    1. RonOctober 4, 2013 at 4:59 PM

      I haven't done any hybridizing with anything recently, Chad. Had a bad experience some years ago when I was doing quite a bit with Pleuros. Sent them to a reliable (supposedly) lab and ended up with nothing in return, though I later saw at least one of my crosses for sale. I think the lab is out of business now. If you want pollen, let me know.

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  5. Chad LeesOctober 4, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    I believe you had mentioned that to me before. I am sorry for that unfortunate deal. I will send you an email with some pics of the hybrid I mentioned.

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    1. RonOctober 4, 2013 at 5:16 PM

      Would love to see it. Have cuthbertsonii x pseudoglomeratum.

      Do you want pollen?

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  6. KevinOctober 26, 2013 at 6:31 PM

    Hi Ron -

    Your posts have given me the cuthbertsonii bug. I've gotten a few, and so far, I'm having good luck. Where do you find most of your plants?

    Thanks,
    Kevin

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    1. RonOctober 27, 2013 at 1:36 PM

      I've gotten some from Darren Norton at Mountain Orchids, some from Andy's and some from Tom Perlite at Golden Gate Orchids, who has the best, but also the most expensive plants. Those are the three that I remember.

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    2. KevinOctober 27, 2013 at 5:45 PM

      Thanks for the info! I've gotten some very nice ones from Andy and Darren. I'm ordering a couple from Golden Gate this week.

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    3. RonOctober 28, 2013 at 8:14 AM

      Tom's plants are very expensive but he has some remarkable clones including many that are 4N with huge flowers and unusual colors and color combinaitons.

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  7. Czar3233December 10, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Just gorgeous, but I think I like the name the most!

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