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Little Dendrobiums

Question:

I _really_ hate to say iy, but .  . . Where’s the nearest Lowe’s? -Bob – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – USF-Bayboro Campus 140 – 7th Ave S – PSD 001     "Time wounds all heels." -Frank Case St Petersburg, FL 33701                  ("Tales of a Wayward Inn") CG, This dendrobium is a species.  To my understanding, it is closely related to D. compactum (and may actually be a form of it), a very variable taxon, but the flowers being so different from each other the marketers seem to have felt that this species would be a good subject to market as a throwaway plant.  Indeed most buyers, with no experience with orchids, could justify the small price to have a live orchid for the home, then don’t worry too much if the plant dies (it invariably does).  Of course, this is usually from overwatering. Some hobbyists here in Florida scrutinize them carefully and pick out those with the best color, shape and arrangement on the spike then rush them over to AOS judging; some of them are VERY nice little plants.  Some people even go so far as to covertly mark the plants and wait ’til they go out of bloom, gambling on the chance that the won’t sell (some places overprice them, so it can be a good bet), then they can find the plant they wanted again easily, and sometimes get it on closeout. Sometimes,  Lowe’s (and other similar vendors around the country) will accept an offer on the out of bloom ones if you offer to take all or a portion of them.  Hey, it can’t hurt to ask. …And we orchid growers can get them to survive and bloom again next time, whereas Lowe’s, etc. would just throw ‘em out and take a loss.   Go for it. Treat this orchid like D. biggibum, and be sure to *underpot* it so it dries out quickly! Paul

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Hello    I have a few orchids and I know what they all are except the little ones i rescued from Lowes.  Lowes has these little Dendrobiums that bloom a pretty pinkish-purple color with three to seven flowers on them.  They are very small plants and lowes always seems to have them. snip’d Thanks for any help. CJ Nash

How are the flowers presented/arranged? On what are the leaves borne: "reeds" or "pseudobulbs"? -Bob BOTANA         http://www.botana.com/tors.html

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How are the flowers presented/arranged? On what are the leaves borne: "reeds" or "pseudobulbs"?

The flowers are on a spike, staggered.  I don’t know what you mean by "reeds" they just look like regular little dens to me. CJ Nash

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USF-Bayboro Campus 140 – 7th Ave S – PSD 001     "Time wounds all heels." -Frank Case St Petersburg, FL 33701                  ("Tales of a Wayward Inn") CG, This dendrobium is a species.  To my understanding, it is closely related to D. compactum (and may actually be a form of it), a very variable taxon, but the flowers being so different from each other the marketers seem to have felt that this species would be a good subject to market as a throwaway plant.  Indeed most buyers, with no experience with orchids, could justify the small price to have a live orchid for the home, then don’t worry too much if the plant dies (it invariably does).  Of course, this is usually from overwatering. Some hobbyists here in Florida scrutinize them carefully and pick out those with the best color, shape and arrangement on the spike then rush them over to AOS judging; some of them are VERY nice little plants.  Some people even go so far as to covertly mark the plants and wait ’til they go out of bloom, gambling on the chance that the won’t sell (some places overprice them, so it can be a good bet), then they can find the plant they wanted again easily, and sometimes get it on closeout. Sometimes,  Lowe’s (and other similar vendors around the country) will accept an offer on the out of bloom ones if you offer to take all or a portion of them.  Hey, it can’t hurt to ask. …And we orchid growers can get them to survive and bloom again next time, whereas Lowe’s, etc. would just throw ‘em out and take a loss.   Go for it. Treat this orchid like D. biggibum, and be sure to *underpot* it so it dries out quickly! Paul   Hello   Lowes has these little Dendrobiums that bloom a pretty pinkish-purple color with three to seven flowers on them.  

They are very small – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – plants and lowes always seems to have them.   i got mine here in Ft.Wayne. Thanks for any help. CJ Nash

Response:

Hello    I have a few orchids and I know what they all are except the little ones i rescued from Lowes.  Lowes has these little Dendrobiums that bloom a pretty pinkish-purple color with three to seven flowers on them.  They are very small plants and lowes always seems to have them.  i got mine becaus the lowes here in Ft.Wayne. In. takes such lousey care of them that I felt compelled to rescue a few.  They are all now blooming or setting out spikes.  The problem is there are no tags on any of them.  I call them my generics, though I would really like to know what kind they are.  The plants are maybe 4 inches tall with one inch blooms and like I said Lowes carries them all season.  I asked them and they just give me the shoulder shrug.  When I ask for the growers address so I can write and find out they always seem to have lost it, or the person that does the ordering is not there. Thanks for any help. CJ Nash

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