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I bought this Dendrobium spesiosum var. Pedunculatum ‘Genesis’ at the Native Orchid Show in Mt. Waverley. It has 3 spikes with flowers still in buds when I bought in September 25. To my horror it started to have bud blasts, especially on the smallest spike. Not all the buds dropped, some are managed to open.

I was thinking why this is happening. Maybe, it is not used to the new place as perhaps before it was grown in a controlled temperature in the nursery?? It is supposed to be an Australian native orchid that is easy to grow here in Melbourne area.

I went to a Native Orchid Show in Mt. Waverley and bought a couple of native Dendrobium orchids.

Dendrobium Rose Flare ‘Newbold Chunky’: I love the colour of this hybrid.

Dendrobium speciosum var. Pedunculatum ‘Genesis’ : Dendrobium speciosum var. Pedunculatum is a smaller variety which is more suitable for our small garden.

A slug left a large deep hole on the cane. Being stressed, it is growing thin and crinkly, yet it has managed to flower. The spike with 2 blooms strangely grows a couple of roots. How odd it is, it does not stop me from appreciating the pretty blooms, clean white with contrast mysterious dark purple throat. The milky white sepals and petals are thick and the fragrance is so sweet and lingering.

Not long after I bought this Dendrobium nobile Yukidaruma ‘King’ last year, I found that the two new canes each had a large hole. They were eaten by slugs. Now a year later, one of these damaged canes is having flower buds. The strange thing is that on the base of the flower spike a couple of roots are forming. I think it is the way the plant try to get extra nutrition? The large hole on the cane makes less nutrition to reach the flowers. These two canes never grow fat and healthy, instead they look kind of thin and crinkly.

Later when the flowers are done, I wonder what will it be? Will it grow leaves?

Dendrobium nobile ‘Star Sapphire’: One year later after been bought at the Orchid Show in Cranbourne, it has grown more canes and now is flowering nicely. Love the shimmering purple colour.

About one year ago I repotted this Dendrobium kingianum (Thelychiton kingianus). I was not really happy because it almost never flowered. The leaves look good, healthy and green but it hardly flower at all. Now after about one year, it still has no sign of flowers. What do I do wrong?

I have Dendrobium delicatum for many years and last year I bought a different variant with slightly bigger flowers. Now both of them are flowering and the fragrance is so sweet.

I was on the way to Cranbourne this morning and the traffic was almost stopped because of the start of the GP Run near the shopping center. Thousands of motor cyclists gather every year, before travelling en-mass to Phillip Island for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Back in early December 2013, this Dendrobium nobile orchid plant was given to us as a mystery bonus when we bought Sarcochilus orchids. While all the Sarcochilus plants died of scale infestation, the young Den nobile survives.

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.