Thanks everyone for your responses. I'll put it in a bigger pot and perhaps
give the S/H a try, i think i have enough PA on hand for it. Think i'll try
one of the keikis on a fern slab too as Tom mentioned... Good luck K with
moving your dends.

Just curious tho, what is a 'specimen plant'?

Thanks again!


"John Varigos" wrote in message
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Hi Holly

Looks like an Australian dendrobium hybrid with some D. kingianum in its
heritage.

I would pot it up into a larger pot and let it spread out. I wouldn't
break it up as you will get quite a good specimen plant over the next few
years.

Now would be a good time to repot - spring in NH. Re the keikis, once
they have some reasonably sized roots, pick them off and pot up. They make
wonderful presents.

Don't have any experience with S/H query - perhaps Ray can advise. In
nature they can experience long periods of drought so the plants are used
to receiving no water for extended periods. I grow most of my native
dendrobiums outside under a jacaranda tree except for the more
subtropical/tropical species. My D. kingianums are mounted on horizontal
tree fern slabs enabling them to spread out as they grow. Avoids having
to repot them but then again, I don't have to bring them inside during
winter.

~John
Melbourne, Australia