Since I like to do Web research, and I was intrigued to find out more about
Dends (I had not known before that some Dends loose their leaves and others
don't), so I tried to search for more information on this. For what it's
worth, here are some of the Dendrobium culture pages that I found:

http://www.clanorchids.com/culture/dencult.htm
http://www.sdorchids.com/aos_dend.htm

And here is what looks like a research paper on different types of Dends:
http://www.orchidculture.com/COD/FREE/Den_Art.html

And here is a page on Dend Caesar -- unfortunately it does not mention
whether it is supposed to loose its leaves or not, but it may help you in
figuring out which group its in:
http://www.hfloral.com/General/UH/921.html

Best,
Joanna

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Hi Shell,

"Shell91" wrote in message
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OK, do dends drop thier leaves (as in turn yellow and fall off) and
then
grow new ones before blooming?

Depends on the Dendrobium, some do others do not. Might there be a name
tag
somewhere in the pot? a photo?

The small one doesn't have a tag. The three big ones are Dendrobium
Caesar
Jacque.


Also does anyone else have a Masdevillea? Mine lost
ll its leaves and looks pretty bad, should I do anything special like
re-pot or just leave it alone nd hope it comes back?

Likewise for the Masdevallia, name? is there a tag with a name on it?
I do not believe that it's a good thing for them to lose their leaves.


It's Masdevillea Kimballiana. I have a feeling I may loose this one since
I've had trouble with it since it got here.


On another tangent, does anyone know anything about propogating cacti
and
succulents and lithops from seed? I know these plants grow slowly,
what
I
don't know is will I be watching a pot of dirt sit there for several
years
before I see anything?

Ouch...a pot a of dirt! why do I cringe when I hear that? g
It's a living world Shell, not a mere pot of dirt .

Dirt dirt dirt Or rather cactus and succulent potting medium
What can I say, how about a pot of medium with nothing visible happening




If anyone knows of a newsgroup for desert plants
please let me know. Southwestern Bell's newsgroups are less than
complete.


Don't know of any, but I would try yahoogroups.

Going to try a google search and check out yahoo as well


Good luck,
Mariana