Monday, June 16, 2014
Dendrobium sulphureum var. sulphureum
This is another high-altitude species from New Guinea in the Oxyglossum section of Dendrobium. Like most of the other plants in the section, it needs cool temperatures, good light and humidity, and also like the species in the section has triangular flowers in bright but unusual color combinations, in this case, pale yellow flowers with a dark green column and an orange mid-lobe. The canes are 13 cm long and the 3 cm flowers come two or three at time and last many months. Even after the leaves fall from the canes they continue to produce flowers.
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Stellar PNG as always Ron! Do you have any other varieties of this species? It also looks like you really max this one out with light levels.
ReplyDeleteI do not have any other varieties but wish I did. You are correct, too, about the light levels. This is one is right up against the lights. Thanks for the kind comments.
Deletefaz tempo que não faço uma visitinha, problemas de saúde na família, mas suas plantas estão cada vez mais lindas e suas fotos sempre perfeitas.
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Thanks for the kind comments, Elisabete. They are much appreciated and I trust you are well.
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