Orchid
#9 - Dendrobium:
Notes & Observations
Photograph at right shows the Dendrobium in May, 2001.
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Orchid #009:
Dendrobium without tag.
Retrieved from "pasture" 1/26/01
Very dried out, falling over in pot.
Repotted into a 6" pot
3/2/01: Some slight leaf growth, but in general very little activity. One leaf yellowed and dropped off from the lowest part of the largest stalk.
3/16/01: More yellowing on the next leaf up the main stalk.
5/5/01:
Not much visible growth. But, it makes a great support for Orchid
#1's stunning spike growth. That's it on the left of this photo.
6/4/01: Repotted into Dyna-Rok. When I dumped out the old mix, I found that there was a 2" x 2" block of wood that the roots had been working into. It was very damp and rotted, with the roots worming through it like termites. I crumbled it away and used tweezers to pick out all the bits that were way up inside the root structure. Not sure if they're supposed to grow this way, but I knd of doubt it... Shifted fertilizer over to Dyna-Grow as per standard orchid feeding.
6/23/01: Steady growth from the smallest stalk, sending out either a spike or new growth about 3" long.
6/30/01: Found an encampment of aphids (tiny green little buggers...) on the new growth. Rinsed 'em all off and segregated from the other plants. Read Orchid book. Used soap& water to wash plant, rinsed liberally with the shower hose, then went out and bought some Dyna-Gro Neem Oil. Mixed up a batch as per instructions and sprayed all over the plant, plus those plants that had been nearby.
| Bloom Cycle |
Start
Date
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End
Date
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Spikes/Flowers
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| Fall '01 |
8/10/01
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9/20/01
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Accidentally
snapped off spike. Blooms were still very robust and two had not yet
opened.
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There is a more complete Bloom Cycle Chart under construction.
This page last updated: October 7, 2001
