Den. speciosum a little too bright but in full bloom now. The fragrance is
strong in the morning &
subsides after noon.
Cheers Wendy

Very nice! Mine's still in a 3" pot. I gues I'll have to wait for this.
Gary

"Wendy7" wrote in message
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Den. speciosum a little too bright but in full bloom now. The fragrance is
strong in the morning &
subsides after noon.
Cheers Wendy

Gary,

Rod Venger gave me a 2" pot seedling about 10+ years ago.

I guarantee I'm not the greatest den grower, and it was basically ignored.
If it grew, great. If not, oh well. About 5 years ago it went into a 6"
basket that I hung up with the vandaceous plants.

It bloomed for the first time recently, 2 spikes on one 18"-20" growth, a
single spike on another.

Hope you're 1) better at growing them than I, and 2) patient.
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"v_coerulea" wrote in message
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Very nice! Mine's still in a 3" pot. I gues I'll have to wait for this.
Gary

"Wendy7" wrote in message
...
Den. speciosum a little too bright but in full bloom now. The fragrance
is
strong in the morning &
subsides after noon.
Cheers Wendy

By the way, it's obvious the poor thing needs repotting. Any suggestions on
what to do with it?

I don't want to go with a larger hanging basket, as the weight of the damned
thing will collapse the greenhouse structure! I was considering a non-S/H
use of PrimeAgra in a large plastic pot.

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"Ray B" wrote in message
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Gary,

Rod Venger gave me a 2" pot seedling about 10+ years ago.

I guarantee I'm not the greatest den grower, and it was basically ignored.
If it grew, great. If not, oh well. About 5 years ago it went into a 6"
basket that I hung up with the vandaceous plants.

It bloomed for the first time recently, 2 spikes on one 18"-20" growth, a
single spike on another.

Hope you're 1) better at growing them than I, and 2) patient.
--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"v_coerulea" wrote in message
...
Very nice! Mine's still in a 3" pot. I gues I'll have to wait for this.
Gary

"Wendy7" wrote in message
...
Den. speciosum a little too bright but in full bloom now. The fragrance
is
strong in the morning &
subsides after noon.
Cheers Wendy

Ray, you're probably sick of my recommending Ross Harvey's Cedarvale website.
But Ross *does* grow outstanding speciosums. So have a look at
http://www.cedarvaleorchids.com/html...endrobium_.asp

That article is fairly general, covering most of the Dendrocoryne section of
genus Dendrobium. But it's certainly relevant to speciosumns & kingianums.

What Ross doesn't mention is that most of his larger speciosums (and they get
pretty big) are in big saucers, bowls or whatever you want to call them.

Any of the Victorian cohort want to add more?

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:55 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

By the way, it's obvious the poor thing needs repotting. Any suggestions on
what to do with it?

I don't want to go with a larger hanging basket, as the weight of the damned
thing will collapse the greenhouse structure! I was considering a non-S/H
use of PrimeAgra in a large plastic pot.
Dave Gillingham
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Don't apologize, Dave!

I've taken a look at most of the links you forwarded. (You trying to
convert me to a den grower?)
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Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"Dave Gillingham" wrote in message
...
Ray, you're probably sick of my recommending Ross Harvey's Cedarvale
website.
But Ross *does* grow outstanding speciosums. So have a look at
http://www.cedarvaleorchids.com/html...endrobium_.asp

That article is fairly general, covering most of the Dendrocoryne section
of
genus Dendrobium. But it's certainly relevant to speciosumns &
kingianums.

What Ross doesn't mention is that most of his larger speciosums (and they
get
pretty big) are in big saucers, bowls or whatever you want to call them.

Any of the Victorian cohort want to add more?

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:55 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

By the way, it's obvious the poor thing needs repotting. Any suggestions
on
what to do with it?

I don't want to go with a larger hanging basket, as the weight of the
damned
thing will collapse the greenhouse structure! I was considering a
non-S/H
use of PrimeAgra in a large plastic pot.
Dave Gillingham
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I know, he's even got me growing some and lusting for others. Like Den
Lynette Banks
http://www.sborchid.com/plantdisplay...code=XBO093143 I might have a
chance of seeing one bloom sometime in my life with a hybrid.

I have an xdelicatum that finally started to grow from a keiki I got from an
Aussie fellow OrchidSafarier about 10 yrs ago. (Probably about the same time
you got your speciosum from Venger.) Hmmm, come to think of it, I've not had
much luck with any of my Dens. (Probably the reason why I never wanted to
try them in the first place) All the rest periods, dry cool bright periods,
low N periods etc. Never wanted to keep it all straight. But enough of my
bellyaching.

K

"Ray B" wrote in message
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Don't apologize, Dave!

I've taken a look at most of the links you forwarded. (You trying to
convert me to a den grower?)
--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"Dave Gillingham" wrote in message
...
Ray, you're probably sick of my recommending Ross Harvey's Cedarvale
website.
But Ross *does* grow outstanding speciosums. So have a look at
http://www.cedarvaleorchids.com/html...endrobium_.asp

That article is fairly general, covering most of the Dendrocoryne section
of
genus Dendrobium. But it's certainly relevant to speciosumns &
kingianums.

What Ross doesn't mention is that most of his larger speciosums (and they
get
pretty big) are in big saucers, bowls or whatever you want to call them.

Any of the Victorian cohort want to add more?

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:55 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

By the way, it's obvious the poor thing needs repotting. Any suggestions
on
what to do with it?

I don't want to go with a larger hanging basket, as the weight of the
damned
thing will collapse the greenhouse structure! I was considering a
non-S/H
use of PrimeAgra in a large plastic pot.
Dave Gillingham
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:43:57 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

Don't apologize, Dave!

I've taken a look at most of the links you forwarded. (You trying to
convert me to a den grower?)

Only Aussie Dens, Ray!
Dave Gillingham
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Hmmmmm.

After all of your posts, I thought that's the only kind there were!

insert grin here

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"Dave Gillingham" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:43:57 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

Don't apologize, Dave!

I've taken a look at most of the links you forwarded. (You trying to
convert me to a den grower?)

Only Aussie Dens, Ray!
Dave Gillingham
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Well - That's right, isn't it? I guess a wink is appropriate here - you know,
one-eyed!

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:29:08 GMT, "Ray B" wrote:

Hmmmmm.

After all of your posts, I thought that's the only kind there were!

insert grin here
Dave Gillingham
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