Dendrobium x delicatum

[@sivanagarajah913]

When growing outdoors, do you protect it from the rain and snow? Or just treat it like any other outdoor plant?

[@londonorchids-laeliaandoth8456]

Hi Siva, I bring this one indoors when the overnight temp is threatening to drop below 4deg Celcius. Hope that's helpful

[@monica11760]

Hello! I got a 4" one of these a few years ago. It did well the first year and sent out some new growth and flowered. The blooms lasted about a week - should they have lasted longer? This past year the plant has looked rough - very pale leaves and canes not looking so good, even though I had not moved it from the original spot that I had placed it in. Maybe I as not giving it enough water? I'm really not sure. I trimmed back some of the dry looking canes, and was surprised to still see green inside of them. I have repotted it in moss and added some fertilizer pellets. It's still not looking great, but there are two small growths at the base of the plant, so I hope it will start looking better. Other than trimming the the dead spikes, do you ever cut back your canes?

[@londonorchids-laeliaandoth8456]

Where do you live? Pale leaves could indicate too much sun or some issues with too little food. As I’ve said- I grow mine outdoors in the UK where the sun is never that strong (for long) and our summers are relatively short. I feed every second/third watering when growing. Other than that nothing special. I hope your plant picks up this year.

[@londonorchids-laeliaandoth8456]

Oh…. And I never cut the canes. These are energy stores for the plant.