Dendrobium kingianum is also known as Thelychiton kingianus and the common name is Pink Rock Orchid. Cold growing lithophytic orchid (rarely terrestrial or epiphytic)) which is native to Australia.
To Read moreDendrobium kingianum vs delicatum
16/10/2019
3. Orchids Dendrobium 2 Comments
Dendrobium kingianum – Repotting
16/10/2019
3. Orchids Dendrobium 3 Comments
I have had this Dendrobium kingianum for a long time and it always flower poorly. Either no flower at all or only very few. The plant always look healthy and it hardly has any keikis at all. Dendrobium kingianum is notorious of having too many keikis.
Anyway, I decided to re-pot the plant this morning as the growing media had gone down which indicated that it has disintegrated. The new growing media consisted of orchid bark chips mixed with scoria pebbles. The roots looked very healthy. I got rid of the old and leafless pseudo bulbs. It went to the same pot with fresh potting media. Hopefully it will flower much better next time.
Orchid Bargain
15/10/2019
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Quite a few orchid plants are on sale with much reduced price in Collectors Corner. Though most of these orchids are near the end of blooming time and the blooms are not not as fresh anymore, but it is really a bargain. The flowers are soon wilted away, but they will grow back again next year as the plants are mature. They are not small seedlings where you have to wait up to 5 years to see them bloom.
To continueEpidendrum stamfordianum
12/10/2019
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Here in Melbourne it is a rare and pretty orchid plant. The size is much smaller compared to rangy E. ibaguense (crucifix orchid). Hopefully it will grow as easy.
To Read moreCoelogyne lactea Orchid
09/10/2019
Coelogyne lactea is also known as C. amoena and the common name is the Milk White Coelogyne. It is native to Burma, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam at elevation about 1100 meters above sea level.
This orchid is small, not more than 30 cm high. Each rounded bulb has two leaves, about 20 cm long. Short erect inflorescence is around 25 cm long with few blooms (between 6 to 8). The white dainty looking flowers are fragrant with yellow center ( lip and throat ). It is often confused with C. flaccida, the main difference is that C. lactea has erect inflorence and C. flaccida flowers are hanging down.
To Read moreSarcochilus Orchid
03/10/2019
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I used to have few Sarcochillus orchids before but they succumbed to scale infestation and all of them died. This morning I saw them being sold at Collectors Corner, and the temptation was just hard to resist. I ended up with one Sarcochilus Heidi ‘Delightful’. The 2 spikes are erect with white colour blooms. The flowers are the biggest compared with the others. I like the spikes that are growing straight and tall above the foliage.
To continueCymbidium – Freaky
27/09/2019
3. Orchids Cymbidium 4 Comments
This year from all the Cymbidium flowers, it is only one deformity. The large yellow Cymbidium, 6 pots with the total of 16 spikes. One of these has 3 lips and 3 petals.
To see the picturesCymbidium Orchid Deformity
25/09/2019
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Most of the big yellow Cymbidium orchid flowers have opened, all six pots with the total of sixteen spikes. Only one pot has something strange with some of the flowers.
One spike has four flowers that grow from the same point of the stem. Normally Cymbidium orchids flowers grow alternately. Three of these flowers are normal, but one has three lips.
To continueAnggrek Cymbidium – Perawatan Rutin
20/09/2019
3. Orchids Cymbidium, Indonesian Language 3 Comments
Pada umumnya, anggrek Cymbidium kurang cocok untuk ditanam di daerah tropis karena memerlukan perbedaan siang hari yang pendek dan malam yang panjang dan dingin untuk bisa berbunga. Ada beberapa jenis yang berasal dari daerah pegunungan di Indonesia, Filipina dan negara Asia lainnya yang lebih cocok untuk daerah tropis pegunungan .
To continueOncidium alliance – Maintenance
19/08/2019
3. Orchids Oncidium alliance 3 Comments
It is winter here in Melbourne and the strong wind is very chilly. Not really an ideal time to stay outside. So… I decided to inspect the Oncidium alliance orchids for their winter clean ups. I could easily bring the plants inside to do it as they are quite small (compared to the large and untidy Cymbidiums).
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