Dendrobium Nobile Care and Culture | How to Handle Winter Rest Period & Get Blooms - 2 Year Update

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Just a side note, if you wanted to forego resting it for a year in order to get a better bloom display, it is possible to trick it. If you can give it consistently warm temps (day and night), not shorten the day length (keep it 11 hours or more) and continue to feed and water, it will happily grow through the winter and on through the following year. In doing so, you can triple or quadruple the number of available canes for blooming. Growers will often do this for show display/judging, where they can have a giant, leafed out plant in full bloom. The one caveat of doing this, as soon as the buds have formed you must start feed and water or the plant can literally bloom itself to death. This technique can be applied to some other winter resting types, such as amethystoglossum but don't try this with an annually deciduous species like anosmum or aphyllum, it doesn't work.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Great advice, I'm going to pin this so others can see and give it a try! Thank you Michael :)

[@johnackermann9146]

Thank you again ~ since watching your channel I’ve had a much better experience with my orchids, Most are blooming & that’s an awesome treat . My Cattleyas are not blooming but they are growing beautifully. Thanks for all the great videos .

[@NicoleDeanna]

Hi John, I'm so glad you're having success with your orchids, and I'm also happy that my videos have been helpful to you :) Do let me know when your cattleyas begin to bloom! I have no doubt you will make it happen. The biggest factor is light usually. Keep me posted and thanks for the lovely comment

[@stephensnell897]

My first nobli is en route. Your tutorial has been most helpful. You are clear and concise and well organized in your presentation. Thank you.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@elonahartjes7904]

Thanks!

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

On a orchid forum someone noted a well known grower gets decent results with orchids that need a cool rest, but can't be given one, with ice cubes. Along with the standard no fertilizer/reduced watering/reduced light period, every second night for two weeks they put an ice cube/s on top of the media. I haven't tried it yet but plan to. Would be nice if it's that easy. I plan to try it with my orchid and thanksgiving cactus too.

[@shirleyholt898]

Hi Nicole, I don’t have a mobile , but I wanted to say you did a great job explaining the care. 🤗👏💕

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thanks so much Shirley! Let me know if you decide to give them a try! They have a reputation for being difficult, but I think if you separate your collection with resting an not resting orchids, it's just fine and makes it easier to remember not to water / feed. Appreciate you always dropping by

[@vietus1040]

Dendrobium Nobile Care and Culture | How to Handle Winter Rest Period & Get Blooms - 2 Year Update. Video has attractive content and attractive form. Watched the video on May 27, 2022 very like. Thank you so much

[@krustysurfer]

I got bare canes they are plump and look good and leaves are gone, plenty of light on timer 12 & 12, low moisture pine chips charcoal perlite and sphagnum.Seems happy...box store purchase, we will see. Thanks for the video

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thanks for watching :))

[@tuyetvo4353]

I keep my Dendrobium - Zygopetalum - Phalaenopsis orchids … in patio from summer thru winter. I only keep my Phalaenopsis orchids in tall water vases indoors.

[@anitahjelm9804]

Great video!

[@NicoleDeanna]

Thanks for watching!

[@marylawton7643]

I wondered why one of my nobiles was producing a keiki now I know why thank you so much I always learn such a lot from your videos they are so easy to follow

[@NicoleDeanna]

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@ohtamii]

Hi Nicole! It's ny first time growing and i have set up my noble in a similar environment that you slare showing. May I know how often do you water the orchid in summer / winter months? Thanks a lot!

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@ohtamii every two weeks in the winter about, and every three days in the summer 🌞

[@grauerwurm3336]

Thanks for sharing your experience :)

[@itsteasis8556]

Quick question! I just got a nobile from Carmela’s orchids and it lost some leaves but it’s summer for me and I think something might be wrong

[@NicoleDeanna]

Leaf drop can happen with a change in environment. It's probably shocked between the change in the greenhouse at Carmela's orchids and your conditions. Water and feed it well and all should pull through it and get used to your conditions if you got a healthy orchid. Orchids are resilient! If you notice it keeps declining in a few weeks I'd contact Carmela and get their feedback!

[@orchidsbythelake]

So I just got it this March. I think I told you that. Haven’t seen a new growth yet… I am thinking it needs repot… waiting for it so I can repot.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Probably good to do it now! Weird it's not growing, now is the time for it to grow. Curious if it was an import from the southern hemisphere and it thinks its winter haha. Hope it all goes well.

[@orchidsbythelake]

@@NicoleDeanna I don’t think so… I think it’s just lack of light… we finally started seeing some sun. 😒

[@NicoleDeanna]

@@orchidsbythelake That'll do it, good luck!

[@ronklint9437]

I bought a Den Angel Baby ‘Little Darling’ because I loved yours so much…but is it a nobile? Can’t find a lot of info…

[@NicoleDeanna]

Hi Ron! I'm so glad you were able to find one. I adore mine! It's got such a lovely little subtle fragrance and it's cute as a button. It does have nobile in it, but it's got other hybrids in it. According to orchids dot org: Den. moniliforme (33%) + Den. nobile (28%) + Den. heterocarpum (13%) + Den. findleyanum (11%) are the top parents. I don't give it a full on winter rest with lower temps, but I reduce the fertilizer. It's so hybridized that I don't think it needs the same exact care as a nobile. You could stop fertilizing in the winter if you see it's not pushing canes, and resume in the spring, but you can continue to water and all should be ok. :)

[@woowooone]

And you said that it is potted in coconut husk and sphagnum moss. Would you say that most dendrobiums, if you are wanting to transition them into moss, should be having something like that added into the moss so that it will dry quicker? I know that there are lots of variables. I live in Virginia and want to keep my dens, and catts in more full sun conditions. The moss on the ones with no cover and full sun dries out quickly, but since I don't live in paradise, I only get to keep my plants outside for 3 - 4 months a year. When they come inside, that's a whole new ballgame. So I'm curious as to what you think.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Either works you just need to get the watering right. Moss will need to be watered less whereas bark needs to be watered very often, it really depends on how often you can dedicate to watering them. I like moss bc it can retain more moisture because I can't water as much

[@woowooone]

@@NicoleDeanna thank you so much! I have 4 dendrobium aphyllum that I just purchased that are in bark and I want to turn them into one big full pot today. Now I can begin my project, so thanks

[@munk_ljuv]

I have learned that 8f you change den.nobilies environment a lot,they tend to throw away their roots. I have a dendrobium nobile that was indors and I took it outside not so long ago. I didn't overwatter and today I foumd out that a lot of new roots rotted.

[@NicoleDeanna]

That's unfortunate. I hope it pulls through! You only want to change the environment during the change of season.

[@incifisenk9945]

Very informative, thank you very much for sharing 🙏🏼💚🌿🙋🏻‍♀️🕊

[@woowooone]

Hi Nicole, thank you for this video! I transferred all of my orchids into moss this year. I'm getting good at it. My question is this, I keep my orchids that can be in full sun under a covered deck because I'm afraid of what will happen. I'm scared if, for example, I went out for the day and there was a downpour, that something disastrous would happen. What do you do about plants in mostly or all moss that have no protection from rain?

[@NicoleDeanna]

You have to bring it in to make sure they dry. In nature they aren't in pots so it's nbd, but pots accumulate a ton of water. Thanks for watching!

[@woowooone]

@@NicoleDeanna that makes sense, so thank you

[@katiemallon1820]

Hi! What if you put it outside to cool down but it rains a lot?

[@Peterrdee]

Keep it dry, let the cold dry roots soak the humidity in the air when it’s in a dormant state

[@NicoleDeanna]

Exactly bring it in if it rains and take it back out when the heavy rains pass, had to bring everthing in this week :)

[@tuyetvo4353]

Dendrobium like bright lights - outdoor. From summer thru winter.

[@raybilverstone2066]

Why is the stem on my plant going wrinkly.my niece had it before me and I think she overwatered it too much.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Could be that the roots rotted. Could also be that it's an old growth that's dying off which is normal. If you have new growths coming in that aren't wrinkly you're ok, if they are all wrinkly, i'd inspect the roots and repot.

[@raybilverstone2066]

@@NicoleDeanna thank you👍

[@poppysaunders9031]

My denbrodium has 4 new keikis.

[@NicoleDeanna]

Niceee

[@LynnSultana-m3u]

I'm not sure, when all flowers are gone, should I cut the canes?

[@NicoleDeanna]

No, the canes should remain, they provide energy to the plant

[@jbarlak]

lol winter rest periods nonexistent here in florida

[@NicoleDeanna]

😂 the nights are at least cooler during winter