There were comparitively huge specimens for Den speciosum for sale during
the July SBOE sale. At least 3-4 vendors had them. I didn't notice any
varities, but then I wasn't looking that hard. Most were for sale for
hundreds of dollars. Probably becasue they were potentially blooming size.
They were in huge pots...like 15-16 inch pots. I had no idea they took so
long to bloom. I'm glad I didn't buy one. But I was tempted. Santa Barbara
and California in general has a rainy winter season, and IIRC these grow
outside there, not sheltered from the winter rains....so the cool dry rest
may get naturalized out of them?? Ameliorated by the hot dry summers??

Apropos of large plants I'd like to see. There's a great pic of a huge
Grammatophylum (scriptum??) in this month's 'Orchids'. The thing is huge!
At a botanical garden in the mid west.. I saw the SBOE Den speciosum that
got a 100 pt CCM. It was brought to the show in full bloom in the back of a
pick up truck. *That* was something. But a large Gram scriptum (or
whatever) now that would be worth a pic.

K Barrett

"Wendy7" wrote in message
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Thanks for explaining John, just be sure to take pictures when the wall
goes over! *g*

"John Varigos" wrote in message
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Wendy

The photo was of the flowering 2 years ago when it had 27 spikes - didn't
bother counting the flowers! Don't think this year will be as good.

The Dendrobium is growing in the crown of the stag. The orchid roots are
spread throughout the fern making it inseparable. I hung the whole lot
up with wire attached to a hook on the wall. The fern is flush with the
wall and seems to attach where it is in contact. The roots of the Dend
have now also attached to the wall and are slowly spreading out as the
leaf litter catches between them and the wall. The jacaranda leaf is
very fine and seems to fill all the little crevices around the roots and
in the crown of the fern making wonderful free draining compost.

I am fearful that one day the weight of the orchid/fern will pull the
wall over.
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