Dendrobium seranicum 'Brendan' CBR/AOS

Dendrobium seranicum is another species in the Oxyglossum section of Dendrobium.  Most of these come from New Guinea, a few from the surrounding areas, and almost all are cool to cold temperature plants.  One of their most notable features, though is the long-lasting quality of the flowers, often six months or more.

This species is not as showy as some, but beautiful in its own way.  The plant is 8 cm tall and the dark pink flowers 3 cm.  The flowers are carried two at time at the top of the pseudobulb and between the leaves.  The pseudobulbs continue to produces flowers at intervals even after they lose their leaves.

My plant, one of them, was awarded a Certificate of Botanical Recognition (CBR) by the American Orchid Society at the Northwest Orchid Society Show in Shoreline Washington in April.  It now has a clonal name that is the name of one of our grandsons and is still in bloom two months later with new flowers forming.

Dendrobium seranicum

This is another Dendrobium from the Oxyglossum group, though it does not come from New Guinea, like so many of the others. This species is native to the Molucca Islands, but comes from high elevations and requires cool temperatures.  Its name, in fact, means "mountain dweller."

Each growth with its narrow leaves is about 10 cm tall and the flowers a little over 2 cm, but it blooms on the older leafless pseudobulbs and blooms during the winter.  Like most of the species in this group the paired flowers are very long lasting, staying in good condition for months.