Dendrobium loddigesii blooms and how I grow it

[@annebroder9902]

Your culture is just perfect, amazing progress in one year, congratulations! Love the frills on this one and the soft colors!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Anne! I am so happy to have these blooms, I remember I was staying away from resting dens worried that I can't bloom them, but they are not as difficult as I thought... well, some of them.

[@annebroder9902]

@@Orchideya I have this one too, bloomed last year but nothing as yet this spring, patience is in order I guess!

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

Your beautiful collection brings me such hope. Mine is still so small. But it is still alive so 8m glad. That pink and egg yolk middle is wonderful

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Michelle, I love the blooms, they are so delicate and pretty and also pretty large for the size of the plant :)

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

Those blooms are absolutely adorable. The best blooming I have seen this year 👏👌 I dream of blooming like that on my Dendrobium. My plant needs to grow more, I hope it will this season, now that I have placed it in a pot where it can get better hydrated. Mounts are not good for me, they dry up too fast in spite of being watered by immersion every day. And I can see you have a wonderful plant too, you are giving it enough humidity during the summer and that makes all the differance. Congratulations 😄

[@Orchideya]

Thank you so much Fernanda! Yes, I think it likes high humidity and warmth while growing. I hope yours grows nice canes this summer and gives you lots of blooms next year.

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

That is amazing progress for one year! you are doing an excellent job growing this plant. great video

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Denise! I am really lucky to have such cooperative plant, I wish some others would follow its example :)

[@lucythecat529]

Absolutely stunning! Orchideya. I love your plant! It has done so well. I am very impressed. Wish I could send you mine so you could rehabilitate it. Just love those blooms. Color frills and all. Congratulations!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Beverly! Lol, I am sure you will figure out yours, you are so good at growing orchids and hoyas. I honestly didn't expect to get so many flowers, I like this plant a lot. I wish they were long lasting, my tank looks awesome now with all those blooms inside :)

[@ResQuetzal]

Wow that is awesome! Love that frilly lip and the shade of pink is almost Fluorescent! I think that plant quadrupled in size! The funny part is it doesn't even look like it got a dry rest. Just incredible. I guess it needs a very pronounced hot to cold period. Watering in winter is like any other nobile. Don't let the canes shrivel. I can only imagine what this orchid was thinking in its hibernation on the edge of the window, watching you pamper the vandas. I'm sure it wanted to prove it was worth its keep. Congrats, stunning display and well done!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you! I am glad you like it, it seems to grow really well, it started few new canes already. Lol, my vandas were really pampered , but they are such ungrateful plants, not even thinking to spike...

[@ResQuetzal]

@@Orchideya The loddigesii took no time to adapt. Why can't all our orchids behave like that? As for the vandas, I got spoiled initially with Pine Rivers, Pachara Delight, Mikasa, and even Rapeepath. I should not have ordered more just because the others bloomed. Especially in my settings where they will sleep 6 months of the year.

[@tubrofox]

Thank you Orchideya. I love the way you explain everything.

[@Orchideya]

Thank you so much!

[@orchidsgardeninengland1682]

I am in awe of your Den loddigesii such delightful blooms. I have really struggled for years with mine (at least 4), so now it has one more chance. You thoroughly deserve 👍👍

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Margaret! I hope yours will do better for you this year, I am lucky to have my glass tank, I think it provides good , warm and humid conditions while the plant is growing and having cold winters helps to achieve the cold rest.

[@HowardRice]

Gosh! You've done really well with that one. Mine grows quite well and produces buds but about half of them abort every year. It gets a dry rest but perhaps not long or cool enough.

[@Orchideya]

Thank you! I hope you figure it out. Can it be too low humidity while buds are developing? I usually move it inside humid tank when I start seeing buds without my reading glasses

[@SvetaWeisgerber]

Very beautiful dendrobium 😍

[@Orchideya]

Thank you so much!

[@gcarson]

Amazing blooms!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you :)

[@orchidsbythelake]

Very nice! I need to get one! Thank you for sharing your tip!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you! Get one, it is a nice species and it should do well in your greenhouse. It likes my tank while its growing.

[@maribelreyes5151]

So beautiful, thank you!!!!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you :)

[@PipienSukasaOrchids99]

oh my ... awesome my dear- you make me jealous ----

[@Orchideya]

Thank you Pipien! :)

[@YnseSchaap]

Your's should have been in the care collab it looks better then the ones we have 😁

[@Orchideya]

Thank you so much Ynse! I am surprised myself, last year it gave me just one bloom. Hope yours grows strong canes this summer and will surprise you with many blooms next year.

[@trishsmith2811]

I just purchased one of these beauties. I heard it is a cool-cold grower. What temp. Do you keep yours at? Yours is the most beautiful one I’ve seen! Stunning! Mine is just small and it suffered in transit. Lost all it’s leaves but the canes are still green. I hope it makes it. I’d love to grow mine into one like yours!

[@Orchideya]

Thank you! I keep mine cold and dry during winter rest period but warm and humid during growth period. Starting around November I place mine on the windowsill close to the glass, during winter it will be around +14C there and water once a month only with no fertilizer. It looses some leaves, so I basically water just to keep the canes from shriveling. Then around February it starts to create buds and I move it inside the, tank temps between +25C and +27C, humidity 85-90%. It blooms there and grows new canes. Loosing leaves is ok, this species is deciduous. Good luck! If the canes are green - they should give you a new growth soon. Give it plenty of water and food to make sure new canes are strong for lots of blooms next spring.

[@trishsmith2811]

Hi again! Thank you for your previous reply. It’s November here and heading into winter. I know my Den. Loddigesii should be going into a cool dry rest but it still has active growing roots and canes. I don’t know what to do. Do I still withhold water and put it in a bright cold spot or wait until it stops growing? I’d love to have blooms but I”m afraid I will do something wrong. Thank you for all of your help!

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

😍😍😍 Dendrobium loddigesii ....

[@Orchideya]

:)

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

My number one fault ...I failed on the winter resting.

[@Orchideya]

Try to put it on the windowsill next winter, you have cold winters, right? It works for me.

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

Thanks for sharing your tips. I’m going to do better.

[@Orchideya]

I am sure you will, you have great setup and wonderful collection :)