Saturday, March 1, 2014

Dendrobium vexillarius

Dendrobium vexillarius is a high altitude miniature species from Papua New Guinea.  It is variable both in plant size and in flower color.  My plant is 8cm tall, but may grow larger since it was grown from a seedling and began flowering when only half its present size.  The unusually colored flowers are 3cm and last for many months.  They are produced at the end of the older pseudobulbs, often after the leaves have fallen off, and are usually two or three to each growth.




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  1. A miniature with spectacular flowers. Congratulations Ron. Best regards

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    1. Thanks, Angel. It's even better in real life. The flowers last for about six months.

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  2. Como é linda... Parabéns Bon
    abraços

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    1. Thanks ever so much Elisabete. Your visits are always appreciated.

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  3. Another great PNG. Do you have any other color varieties?

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    1. I have a couple more seedlings that haven't bloomed yet, so I don't know. Would love some other colors.

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    1. This I got as a seedling from Equatorial in the UK and it is staying very compact. It's also very floriferous.

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