The struggles of Orchid growing sometimes 😒 + Repotting new Latouria Dendrobium

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[@gabriellawright8472]

I am in Australia and have 3 huge pots of rock australian dendrobiums. Insane! Lot of blooms, very impressive. But want to have something more delicate, as nobile. Learn so much from your channel. Thank you!

[@rebekahbailey7280]

I have several latouria types, and they're among my favorites. Since you're always looking for space savers, a nice minature is Dendrobium abberans. My absolute favorite latouria is my Dendrobium Little Norman (Little Atro x normanbyense). It's in bloom right now with 13 spikes. The flowers smell like vanilla, and they last for months. I may hop over to your Facebook page and post a picture so you can see it.

[@CTcatfur]

I have a few latourias too! They do well in my home and I think they are so pretty. I have a miniature that is white with purple stripes/spots that is no id and I just got an abberans. The white one is covered in buds right now.

[@jaywright514]

I am with you on the D.abberans! It was my first dendrobium and still one of my most successful orchids! I have split my original a few times by now and have it growing several ways including on a terracotta jug, in a fancy wind orchid pot with sphagnum and a in a bark/moss mix in a both a ceramic pot and a white plastic inside a cachpo

[@nu5045]

Wow now I really want a dendrobium little norman. Of course it's probably impossible.

[@rebekahbailey7280]

@@nu5045 If you're in the United States, Palmer Orchids out of Florida usually has the Little Norman, as well as several other latouria types.

[@RedonneMoi1712]

I adore the D. Aberrans! It's so pretty...

[@robslap1]

I have 2 latouria in my small collection...the aberrans and the chocolate chip. They have become one of my favorite orchids because they are hardy and easy to care for. Unintentionally, I tried very hard to kill the little aberrans but she defied me and is blooming beautifully right now next to the chocolate chip. I haven't had any pest problems so far other than gnats which I control with droseras. Good Luck with your new latouria.

[@d_mann5232]

Those plump pseudobulbs supported by long stalks?!? I've never seen those before. Definitely unique imo!!

[@bettapalfish9057]

Great looking orchid. Hope she does well for you. I am so lucky I have had very few pests. The ones I had were eradicated manually. I had a weird green worm type pest last spring. I couldn’t get it, so I quickly unpotted the orchid gave it a good shower. I cleaned the pot with alcohol and repotted with new mix. Problem solved. That orchid bloomed this year after waiting 7 years. I had a magic worm.

[@stephaniecottrell2413]

I have a Dendrobium Microchip which has been a great orchid!

[@Bakemaster04]

The Nano and Micro Chip hydrids are vigorous growers for me. They have super cute blooms as well! 😀

[@LizE2654]

I have a den quintals express and love it. The blooms are so beautiful and last a long time and it keeps blooming!

[@RajaGSD]

As someone who loves the French Chef, I mean it most respectfully when I say, you’re like the Julia Child of Orchids

[@user-sk2wu1gd2k]

New videooo! Yesss

[@shelbstrr]

My favorite Latouria is the Chocolate Chip, it’s so cute and the flowers purple is more vibrant on it with its little polkadots.

[@SANDRA-ni3wi]

Never really been a fan of dendrobiums, but this thing is sooooo cute😍 Definitely gonna go on my wishlist!

[@Ian-pf2pw]

It is nice to have an update on the Den spectabile!

[@otisschroeder9790]

I have one latouria den. - the ‘mini snowflake’ which is of course a miniature (aberrans x johnsoniae) with pretty plain white flowers. Despite this, I love the look of this orchid! Since purchasing it mid-November, it has already grown 2 new pseudobulbs and 4 additional flower spikes. It’s gonna be blooming for a long time!! I love it’s vigorousness! I’m glad their roots aren’t too sensitive because I might have to repot it with blooms if it keeps growing at this rate! Also, I’ve been using your ‘recipe’ for pest control and it seems to have done an excellent job getting rid of thrips (so far). I’d much rather try non-toxic first if I don’t need to go the systemic route. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@sarrakitty]

I've had my eye on that same exact variety. I like the look of the many small white flowers!

[@otisschroeder9790]

@@sarrakitty you wouldn’t be disappointed!

[@ah7smpa853]

Mini snowflake was my 1st orchid success. I love it. It looks like a snow drift with 18 flower spikes, it blooms twice a year and has flowers for months.

[@otisschroeder9790]

@@ah7smpa853 I’m very excited for it!! The snowdrift analogy is a good one! I looked closely yesterday and noticed 3 new pseudobulbs starting. Many directions of growth - such a prolific grower… wasn’t expecting that! Will definitely need a bigger pot soon🤪

[@Snowwhite33142]

Luv that! So beautiful! I just keep a pitcher of water next to my orchid table, I do not have a problem with fungus gnats anymore after doing this.

[@lowenheillelexurose]

I hope you can give some kind of an orchid wishlist to your orchid exporter so that they can keep a lookout and get it for you when they can! Good luck on your pest battle and I hope more options become available to you in the future!

[@sillyNAHcheeto]

Can I request a video topic? Unusual colored orchids such as blue and black orchids (or red phals, etc), maybe with a discussion about how online sellers can have misleading/edited photos that make them appear bluer or blacker than what is reality. Can really help with expectations. Maybe even ranking in your opinion which are the "bluest" for example. Glad to see you're back into dendrobiums!!

[@corinnecarpenter5212]

I'm glad you're getting into latouria dendrobiums! I really like them but I only have two right now; Micro Chip and Keiki Chip. I think the flowers are okay but my favorite thing about them is their pseudobulbs and the way the blooms smell like cinnamon and cookie dough to me.

[@wandashaw3551]

She's adorable I love the Cattie on a stick! Knock on wood, the worst pest I've had are Gnats and a few mealy bugs. I made my own concoction of isopropyl alcohol, Dawn dish liquid and a few drops of baby oil, and some mosquito bits! I keep it on hand in a large spray bottle so I'm always ready!!

[@nu5045]

I love dendrobiums! I'm not sure why you don't love them. I love their canes and cute flowers.

[@billymacaraeg7761]

try the dendrobium roy tokunaga, I think the Flowers lasts forever. I am not sure about the care that's why 8 don't buy it. as per insects I keep humidity in my area to prevent spidermites and I use your oil solution for other insects such as scales but I have to be careful because it's oil and I might rot the crowns

[@JerBear1990]

I’ve been using a horticultural soap to help me deal with pests, and neem oil but I like the soap more.

[@norbertpivarszki7083]

I did the moss in the roots thing too,and it works.Floofy of course!:)

[@davchow8124]

It is interesting, I never thought I would be good at growing orchids. I loved them when they flowers but the orchids would die, after caring for them after a while until I came upon your channel. Love your begin series on how to grow orchids or what not to . Now I am growing the vanilla bean orchid plant. It will be a difficult plants to master but I like the challenge, so wish me luck . 👍 So take care and be safe

[@cherylpenn4509]

wow, stunning blooms

[@emilyplantsmusic]

LATOURIA DENS!! Finally ;-) I'm telling ya Danny. I have Roy Tokunaga and it's a beast. Multiple flower spikes per year. Beautiful alien flowers. Den. atroviolaceum is absolutely gorgeous and smells like vanilla cookies to my nose. Recommend!

[@sunnymelbourneplants]

Yeah Dendrobiums are definitely not a favourite but I have been gifted one. A kingianium fluro king x den speckle gifted by an orchid grower I visited. Now I feel like I have a duty of getting this seedling to bloom and thrive 😂 Also with pests I struggle big time. I have been lucky so far and no big infestations but some aphids ugh it's the worst. I used methylated spirit on a cotton bud and thorougly watered the plant as well and it seems to work. Good luck and thanks for the cool update 😊

[@ernestabark]

I am happy with my Dendrobium normanbyense!!! Highly recomend this Dendrobium for You! Small, compact size, warm growing and long lasting blooms!

[@Paul98760]

My favorite Latouria is a compact hybrid, Dendrobium Micro Chip. The plant stands at 6 inches tall, so it's great for cabinets or growing under lights. It also grows like a WEED, it can throw up to three flushes of vegetative growth each year, the plant might need dividing once a year or so. Best of all, it has a tendency to rebloom on it's old canes two sometimes three years in a row, so the show gets better and better. And it seems to thrown off two bursts of buds, one set in January, and another in April, so that plant seems to have flowers till June/July. And slightly fragrant, sweet. Great hybrid overall, and usually not a pest magnet.

[@cruzineau]

Cute little dendrobium! I just brought home my first latouria as well- the tiny Chocolate Chip- and I am excited to see how it does in my climate. I don't love most dendrobiums because of their size. My orchids have to fit in areas safe from curious cat teeth.

[@charleslagare1530]

You can look up sevin, or other carbamates danny. They are the least toxic pesticides. Last time I have read scientific reports about human health risks about it, they were rather more favoured in agriculture for pest controls because toxicity of carbanates are rare.

[@duneydan7993]

Thanks for your videos! Just got a really dehydrated Brassia with really bad root rot. It had no good roots anymore! I only found 3 minuscules root buds(?)that will (i hope) grow and save this poor guy! Thanks for all your advices!

[@karenroberts781]

I have the atroviolaceum. It’s a happy little bloomer with very healthy leaves and a mild vanilla scent in the flower.

[@vaylara5679]

I tried it with a lot of latouria types and almost all died for me after the repot, but must admit one was a really huge one that just refused to grow new roots after repot and the other three just had not really viable roots when I got them. Lost another one after more then two years because it started to go downhill with yellowing leaves and stuff for no reason I can think of. Now I only have one huge spectabile, she is in a big pot and I am a little bit scared when I have to repot her in the future. I will give them another go when I see some with a good root system, really love them. :) In my experience the leaves really dont like to be sprayed with insecticides and fungizides, but I never had issues with pests on them so far.

[@anastasiashamin3960]

I have a dendrobium silver king, but I’ve never had any luck blooming it, or any of my orchids, for that matter :’( not quite sure what I’m doing wrong, as they’re always growing so vigorously! I do however have a cattleya Tokyo life that has a sheath right now, so fingers crossed!

[@borgirish]

Hi danny.... happy new year.... thank u for your amazing tips

[@trishsmith2811]

I was given a dendrobium years ago. It was the most beautiful blooms I have ever seen. Like a sunset, yellows and reds, all along the orchid stem. I have never been able to Rebloom it. It’s been at least 8 years. I’ve never known how to care for it until finding your channel. I still don’t know what variety she is. And mostly guess what to do with her. Do you know if there is a way to find out? I’ve never seen a bloom like it. I live in an area that only sells Philonopsis orchids- pacific NW. Thank You for all the effort and knowledge you pass along. Passing on knowledge is such an honorable and selfless life.

[@chrisp5946]

My Royal Chip is my favorite and a very vigorous grower.

[@tim_koch14]

Other than aphids, which love young shoots of just about any plant, I never had any pest issues with my Dendrobium Berry.

[@johnnydash3000]

Roy Tokunaga from H&R Orchids in Hawaii is very well know for his hybrids of latouria Dendrobiums. I’m sure there are recorded talks from him around the web.

[@joannatheartist1004]

Latorias are my favorite! But there’s not much info on them, my favorite one is Dendrobium Chocolate Chip I love it’s fragrance but she prefers med- low light, when I put her i south east window she got too pale and threw a fit; she’s blooming and sprouting great in the north west window I also have Dendrobium green mist x convolutim growers really fast but no blooms yet she’s in south east windows and loves the higher light next to my Cattleyas

[@aussiecountry9320]

Dendrobiums aren't really my most favorites either, but I really like latourias and antelope dendrobiums. So far I only have dendrobium 'minnie' (which is an antelope, totally recommend if you like those kinds of dendrobiums), but i definitely want to add some latouria's to my collection as well at some point, especially after watching this. Definitely got the bug lol.

[@renatecormick7399]

I assume you (Aussie Country) are in Australia so if you find any latouria types dens I’d love to know. I’ve been trying to get my hands on a mini type but have had no luck finding any so far. You’d think that a plant originating from PNG and far north Aust. would be readily available here, but not so.

[@paulfastbikes361]

Lost few orchids this winter in the UK central heating I think

[@wriothrenforst3483]

Those are beautiful round growths-most of my Dendrobiums are miniatures that I bought for the bulbous growth shape. Den. aberrans has adorable round bulbs and small but really lovely, intricate white flowers. I have a small kingianum which I like because of its tendency for reddish growths in good sun and a Den. tannii which has clusters of bright flowers. I also have some micro minis, the Den. laterale and Den. kanburiense; both have tiny bulbous growths less than a centimeter in width and lose their leaves much of the year, and the laterale has stunning purple flowers much larger than you'd expect from such a tiny plant. My favorite may be my Den. lichenastrum var. prenticei with its cucumber-like leaves and its tiny but beautiful pink and yellow flowers. It's also really tolerant of being over- or underwatered I've found. I'm not a huge Dendrobium fan across the board, but nothing beats the show of my Den. unicum or Den. laterale when they bloom. But I'm rather partial to blooms on leafless plants.

[@ontariocanada4594]

Hi Danny……sometimes we need to vent about our struggles with our plants…..can’t pick a better place than right here. It isn’t being whiney. We’re all in that same boat at one point or another!😄 How do mealy bugs show up out of thin air without any new purchases or having no infestations for months?🧐 Can anyone answer that? I wonder if walking through a nursery you can end up with stowaways on you? I’m thinking that could be a possibility. Ugh!! By the way…… your struggles are a learning process too.🤓

[@appasonata2]

Do amazing in Kuwait 👏🏻 flowering 2 times .. so really so easy for our climate ❤️❤️❤️

[@Micho55]

Do you have a video recommendation for Berry Odas? I am really lost as to how much I should water in winter (and what temp it should be at).

[@brandyfrance9621]

Does oils not kill your orchids? I tried oils and it destroys the leaves or roots..am I putting to much? Do I wash it off afterwards?

[@anitahjelm9804]

Got the Nora Tokunaga not scented but the flowers last “forever”

[@valariecarey2716]

What a unique and beautiful Dendrobium, I've never seen one in person. I only have one Dendrobium in my collection as I don't want to rush adding another if I can't keep this one alive.. but so far so good. Hopefully next year if all continues to go well, I will try this one. Thanks for sharing your experiences, it definitely has encouraged me (fingers crossed).

[@wendyd702]

Question from a new orchid grower. If you have a moment please. I bought a mini phalaenopsis about 2 months ago and I didn’t realize it doesn’t have a lead (new) leaf in the centre. I repotted it when I purchased it. It is blooming still and looks healthy otherwise. Will it start a new leaf when it is ready? Thankyou and appreciate all I have learned from your youtube videos!!

[@orchidlove-kz2ky]

Hello friend, I am enjoying your video.ㅡorchid love77

[@EFA512]

Luckily my orchids haven't had pests, but my streptocarpus have. Stupid aphids! But i used neem and gave them a nice rinse and so far so good. ..hope i didn't just jinx myself lol

[@logicalfallacy4156]

All of my Dendrobium Phalenopsis orchids started to get brownish, soggy leaves (old ones AND new ones) and started losing them a lot, so I am left with just canes and only the new canes have leaves. Is this normal winter behavior for them?

[@ElenaLara-934Gs]

Maybe try products that contain pyrethrins if the are allowed in your country.

[@brandyfrance9621]

What do you think about msg as a fertilizer?

[@crazybirds9673]

Bought my first dendrobiums have some nice native ones (Im in Australia)

[@souravdas5005]

You can go for Dendrobium Crysotoxum, very vigorous species , highly fragrant, very easy to grow, very very rewarding

[@salabotanica64]

Ive bin buying g for 4 years from wolden now(first ebay, now i just text him 🤣) He has the best stuff😍

[@masroorqasim8240]

Hi Danny! Can you please let me know as to how frequently the orchids be sprayed with organic consisting of Oil and Liquid Soap

[@rissengalan5648]

Hi Danie, how do you fertilize your orchids, so many of them, can you also make a video one day on how you fertilize them, thanks, 😊🏵🌺🌻🌼

[@carmellacarey3553]

A really nice rotostictum hybrid is Roy tukinaga

[@anoukgary7938]

How are your Latouria orchids doing? Would like update. Mine will not bloom. Plan to move to more light.

[@RobynPacey]

How would a carnivorous plant like pinguicula work in your climate? They are small, cute, have pretty flowers, and are great at handling small pests.

[@luciaganea3305]

Buna! Dani, ce medium foloseai in România și de unde îl luai? Se pare ca ce găsești acum pe la Dedeman & co e deja infestat cu ciuperci/insecte și se descompune in pungi de nou….

[@MissOrchidGirl]

uite aici :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHrcqoqOndaqj7M

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@ofirus2834]

Heyy miss orchid and fans I can put orchid above microwave? Very urgent.. Thanks 😁

[@ravensdotter6843]

Are you using leca vs. orchid bark?

[@indahmutiara1603]

Hi,Dani🙋‍♀️ Do you by any chance growing dendrobium violaceoflaven in your collection???

[@lilbabe454]

New subscriber here ❤️😍 Question-Do you add soil to your orchids? Soil specific for orchids or at all? I had a recent death of an orchid plant when I went in to save there was soooo much moss stuff no soil but all my other orchid plants had soil :(

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, no I don't, I just use bark and moss. The soil you saw with other orchids may be coco peat, which is very different and can work for some orchids in some environments :)

[@lilbabe454]

@@MissOrchidGirl I watched at least 30 of your videos yesterday & got my answer lol I truly learned so much 😆😂 thank God my phal is a trooper had her for 3 years & never repotted. I took her out & WOW 😮 ordered a repotme starter kit immediately. Only thing is she has flowers really big open ones on 2 limbs. Scared to repot her but if she lasted so long in such conditions I think she will be ok. My other 2 phals are smaller & also need to be repotted but ok. I think 1 has a little stem rot :( still working on that 1. Do you recommend purchasing orchids for Publix??

[@klairigun]

Dear Danny there is a nursery in Cyprus that sells beneficial insects. I commeded some videos ago. Although I don't know how close to you is that nursery 😊

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, what's the name?

[@klairigun]

Danny for some reason I can't send you the name. Is it deleted from the page automatically ?

[@klairigun]

I will dm you in Facebook OK?

[@danierrett2524]

Ugh i dont know how anyone uses neem oil inside.. or even just on their plants.. makes me nauseous too..

[@victoredwardo9485]

I thought someone was laughing . It scare me