Dendrobium laevifolium (peach)

Dendrobium laevifolium belong to section Oxyglossum of the genus but is a warm-growing species, one of the few in that section.  It ordinarily has bright pink flowers, but this clone is unusual in that the flowers are a pale peach color and are smaller than other plants of the species, 2cm long.  The plant is also smaller, only 4.5cm.  The species is from New Guinea, the Solomon Island, Bougainville and other South Pacific Islands.

Dendrobium laevifolium

Dendrobium laevifolium is a miniature orchid from the south Pacific, Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, Vanuata, and New Guinea.  It belongs to a group of miniature Dendrobiums called the Oxyglossums.   The plants are two to three inches tall and the flowers about an inch in size.  The flowers are very long lasting and the plant is very floriferous.  This particular plant is potted in live sphagnum moss in a small bonsai pot.