Monday, December 15, 2014

Dendrobium alaticaulinum

Dendrobium alaticaulinum is a New Guinea Dendrobium from the Pedilonum section of that genus.  Most of the New Guinea Dendrobiums I grow are from the Oxyglossum section.  The Pedilonum Dendrobiums tend to be large plants with long semi-pendant canes, but this species is very small in comparison, the canes around 15 cm.  The 2 cm flowers bloom at the end of the canes in clusters and do not open very widely.  The plant is not a very eager bloomer for me, but since I reduced the light a bit it has bloomed a bit more freely.


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  1. Angel MarDecember 15, 2014 at 5:44 PM

    Beautiful bloom, Ron. An original Dendrobium. The flowers remind me a bit of Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus truncatus = Schlumbergera truncatus). Hugs

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    1. RonDecember 15, 2014 at 5:54 PM

      Now that you mention it they do look a bit like Christmas Cactus. Thanks for visiting and commenting, Angel.

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  2. klaraau01December 16, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    Beautiful dendrobium with such a vivid color, thank you for showing it

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    1. RonDecember 16, 2014 at 2:12 PM

      Thanks for your kind comments and for visiting, my friend.

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  3. Chad LeesDecember 18, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    Excellent as always. More PNGS!

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    1. RonDecember 19, 2014 at 5:11 PM

      Thanks and I've a couple more to post soon.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    I have a couple of these, but haven't bloomed then yet. How much light/temperature do you give them?

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    1. RonJanuary 15, 2015 at 10:22 PM

      I, too, have a couple of them and grow them with high light (up near a bank of four T5 High-output bulbs). Temperatures are the same as with the other plants I grow - everything is on the cool end.

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  5. Czar3233February 20, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    Gorgeous blooms!!!
    Cesar

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  6. Czar3233February 20, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    Gorgeous blooms!!!
    Cesar

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