Lisa ) wrote:
: My Den. nobile is currently flowering. I bought it a year ago and this
: is its first bloom. One cane has about 8 flowers on it and another cane
: has little buds. I have been watering and fertilizing more now that it
: is in flower, but it looks like the new buds are not going to be
: flowers, but kei keis. Have I done wrong in watering/feeding too much?

I talked to Ted Foin of Willowbank Orchids who specializes in Dendrobium
species about how to treat nobile's. He says that if he waters at all while
they're blooming he gets lots of keikis. If he doesn't want keikis he
witholds water during the entire blooming period. Obviously if you're not
watering you're not fertilizing either. IIRC, he doesn't start watering
until new growth begins.

Dave