Australian Dendrobiums: basic care!

[@janetmore351]

Many thanks for a very comprehensive look into your Dendrobiums. Epic indeed you have some amazing plants. I grow what I have in my kitchen in the UK and am running out of space fast. Since placinging my Kingianum in full sunshine. Removing one Kieki, shoved down the side, and still growing. I now have what I think are flower spikes forming. It's potted up in terracotta. All thanks for sharing, 😁 fabulous

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching - yours sound happy!

[@matadaniel6520]

Oh my!! Wow wow wow!! I can smell it from here in NZ ❤

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@alleytui6935]

Just beautiful ❤

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@sschul5886]

Thank you. Can't wait for kingianum to bloom when it is my Spring.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching and good luck with yours!

[@loribadgero1035]

Love the Speciosum and its beautiful, buttery yellow color. Wow!😮 ❤💯🤗🪴. Thank you for all your excellent content, Matthew. It’s always comprehensive and easy to follow.🎉

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackbell4540]

Very interesting. Hard to find many Aussie Dendrobiums in Northern Canada. I've managed to get a couple Speciosums from local growers and one seedling from Taiwan. The seedling is probably 10 years from flowering lol. The other two have 4-5 canes 6-8" long and maybe an inch thick. No flowers yet and we are just going into winter. Far too cold to grow outdoors here so other than the short summer outdoors they live on a windowsill most of the year. Last winter I put them in a cold room ( approx 55-60"F) with a bright led light and only watered lightly monthly hoping to see spring/summer flowers. I am panning on doing the same this year after this years canes mature a little more. Am I on the right track doing this? I also put my kingianum and delicatum in the same routine. I also have 16 sarcochilus out of flask in April and all doing fine on the windowsill. They are almost impossible to find anywhere except from flask. My plan was to leave them there through winter to grow a little more. They still get a "chill" there from the cold air falling down the window and thats where my Phal's are and they bloom every year reliably. Cheers from 53.54'N and 113.49'W (Edmonton Alberta)

[@helloplantlovers]

Sounds like perfect conditions! Good luck with them. A slight chill and plenty of light is the key. The Sarcochilus will bloom much sooner for you - year 2 or even 1 if you're lucky!

[@roslynbarclay1000]

Really enjoyable video. You’ve inspired me to buy a Den. speciosum hybrid in burgundy &yellow. Like I need more!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Good luck with it!

[@JacquiBowman-v2n]

Wonderful video!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@beverleybulluss5640]

Hello Matthew, you might be interested in coming to the Ballarat Orchid Clubs show on the 18th afternoon then Saturday &Sunday. We have one of the best sales area for a country show.

[@helloplantlovers]

Sounds wonderful!

[@Joe-nj3bb]

26:55 I was getting a fruity fragrance just by looking at these two. ☺️ I have the large version of the kingianum. It has only made one cane since I got it in February, but maybe it will bloom during the winter? 🤔

[@helloplantlovers]

Good luck! Thanks for watching!

[@larisaprakhova9931]

Hello, I hope you can help me. My question is re Catasetum Tebebrosum. Seems my orchid gave a birth to a baby. What do I do with it then, the baby? Should I separate it from the main plant and plant it separately? I have a photo but don’t know how to have it here

[@helloplantlovers]

Hmmmm I am NO Catasetum expert! But they will produce one, sometimes two new growths each year as part of the growth cycle. These you wouldn't separate unless you had a much larger plant and wanted to divide it which you'd do when it was dormant. Good luck!

[@barrydeutschmann8068]

What an awesome effort! Great video ! Thanks . These grow so well here in the Cape! Try find Berry Oda ? They managed to breed in Biggibum which opens up the sepals . Like to show you pics but don’t know how on the platform?

[@helloplantlovers]

I've never seen that hybrid for sale here!

[@daisyflower4105]

@@helloplantlovers I have one in Sydney. I got it from the now defunct Australian Orchid Nursery.

[@daisyflower4105]

It is a hybrid of The Cooktown Orchid.

[@linsfruit5240]

You have them in terracotta pots, I have in a slotted plastic pot Should I use terracotta instead ? I’m in Spain near Barcelona with similar temps to Sydney 🤔

[@helloplantlovers]

Use whatever works for you! There is no one way to grow anything.

[@OriginalDramagirl]

Excellent, comprehensive video on growing dendrobiums. Love them! Thanks, Matthew.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@endive4]

Asking for a friend. Can any of these handle the Mount Macedon climate. Friend is in London with similar temps to MM. Thanks for the most wonderful channel.

[@helloplantlovers]

Interestingly the small one I feature was a piece from a friend and comes from an old house on Mt Macedon. I think if they are protected from the wet and deepest cold AND get enough winter light they will manage. This one survived there but never bloomed I think because it didn't ever get enough winter light.

[@endive4]

@@helloplantlovers thanks, appreciated.

[@JonsieQ]

Hi Matthew, how long should the flowers last on average? Also how often are u watering them?

[@helloplantlovers]

Flowers can vary but longer than you might expect 4-5-6 weeks. I cover watering in the video. There are no rules - depends on your climate and growing conditions and medium. As I said in the video I would let them dry out after every three or four waterings.

[@Loogiemistress]

Thank you ~ that was epic

[@cathuongnguy2577]

Hello, My Australian dendrobium has this bug which looks new to me. I found them on 2 leaves and can’t identify it. Please help. How could I send the picture to you?

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there - I'm no bug expert! And depending where are you in the world and where and how you're growing your plants will all make a difference. Have you google image searched it? often very accurate! You can find me on Instagram here: instagram.com/matthewlucasplantlover/

[@elizabethsalas1878]

I have 1 that looks exactly like the one you show out side blooming. What is the name? I have other 2 plants but haven't see the flowers yet. Like you say I bought ther for cheap with no flowers but mature plants.

[@helloplantlovers]

Not sure which one you're referring to but anything with a name has a caption.

[@necrovive]

oh i didn't know that Australian dendrobium don't go deciduous, that's wonderful. i wonder if it's available in indonesia... thank you

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@cherylpenn4509]

How do I rescue one please.......???? I am cultivating keikis in case I lose this one. Very easy to hasten the procedure. I dont know which species/ hybrid it is, but here goes and I must rescue the other one, skinny stems!!!!

[@helloplantlovers]

I think we covered this - tough love!

[@suemitchell8864]

Do you have any issues with scale?

[@EveGriffin-ny2os]

I’d like to know this too & also mealy bug! Maybe Mathew has done a pest video already ?

[@helloplantlovers]

Not on these!

[@suemitchell8864]

@@EveGriffin-ny2os yes I’ve had both on my native orchids.

[@linsfruit5240]

I use 1 Tblsp potassium soap and 500ml water, spray it on or use qtips

[@90skid97]

I wish these were more common. We surely don't have all these amazing crosses. Is it true that Australia is not allowed to export any native plant out of the country?

[@helloplantlovers]

Not just native plants but any plant material. And you can't import anything either. (You can...but it's a specialist and expensive process and so not available to the individual grower. You can however import and export orchid flasks so you could buy a flask of this type and have it shipped anywhere if the seller was up to it.)

[@90skid97]

@@helloplantlovers okay wow. Not that I could ever grow orchids from a flask but that means we can still get the crosses then. Perhaps they will have a moment of popularity some time in the future.

[@rustystork7477]

Any recommendations for a source in the US?

[@elizabethsalas1878]

I fertilize with osmocote slow release. Rice water and potatoe water separately.

[@helloplantlovers]

No, sorry.

[@JonsieQ]

Please do show us when u Repot.

[@helloplantlovers]

I've made a re-potting video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnzMcoeahJuHmZI

[@linsfruit5240]

Why can’t you give specific % of substrate 🤔 What is free draining 🤷‍♀️

[@helloplantlovers]

Because I don't measure it. I use out of the bag orchid mix for this type of orchid. You need to find what works for you in your climate. 'Free draining' means water is not held by the medium ie it is made up of larger irregular pieces that allows water to flow through and out of the pot.

[@newmanmansell760]

Hi Mathew😃🙌I enjoyed watching💞I do have a large kingianum and an interesting one. They need to come inside this Winter. It does get too cold here for them since my kingianum didn't bloom at all last Winter. -5℃ could have been pushing its' limits🤔

[@elizabethsalas1878]

Hi. I used fertizer osmocote slow release and mine blooms every year also I used rice water, when I COOK RICE I wash it and the water I put it on my dendrobium. It works for me

[@helloplantlovers]

Could be! Good luck with them though!