This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

Lovely colour Tom. Plant looks healthy too.
~John

"tbell" wrote in message
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This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed
on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

Not sure what section of the Dens crepidiferum belongs to, Tom. But you
probably are aware that with some the bulbs are deciduous in their second or
third year, and they only flower from bulbs that have dropped their leaves.
Section Dendrobium (the soft canes) are a typical example.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:44:03 -0800, tbell wrote:

This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200
Dave Gillingham
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Hmmm.... these have been sold under the names sulaweisiense, crepidiferum
and glomeratum. I can't tell the difference between them all. Mine blooms
on the old dried cane.

K Barrett

"tbell" wrote in message
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This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed
on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

I decided to change mine from an upright growth habit so I hung it up,
allowing the new growths to go pendant and trail. I'm not sure it likes that
since only the old (original, upright) canes continue to flower. The new
growths are much shorter than the older ones, too. The thing must have been
about 3 feet tall when I did that.

One of the local hybridizers has done a few crosses with it. (You'll have
to scroll down.) http://peninsulahybrids.com/flasklist-dend.htm

K Barrett


"Dave Gillingham" wrote in message
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Not sure what section of the Dens crepidiferum belongs to, Tom. But you
probably are aware that with some the bulbs are deciduous in their second
or
third year, and they only flower from bulbs that have dropped their
leaves.
Section Dendrobium (the soft canes) are a typical example.

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:44:03 -0800, tbell wrote:

This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed
on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200
Dave Gillingham
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Tom, you want to grow orchids and have them make sense, too?

C'mon......!
Diana

"K Barrett" wrote in message
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Hmmm.... these have been sold under the names sulaweisiense, crepidiferum
and glomeratum. I can't tell the difference between them all. Mine
blooms on the old dried cane.

K Barrett

"tbell" wrote in message
.com...
This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed
on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

Ha! keyboard alert!

K
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Tom, you want to grow orchids and have them make sense, too?

C'mon......!
Diana

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
Hmmm.... these have been sold under the names sulaweisiense, crepidiferum
and glomeratum. I can't tell the difference between them all. Mine
blooms on the old dried cane.

K Barrett

"tbell" wrote in message
.com...
This is the first bloom since I bought the plant at the Pacific Orchid
Exposition almost 5 years ago! Does it make sense that this one bloomed
on
an old, dried cane when there were two healthy, young canes?

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200