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Ricardo in PR 06-19-2009 03:42 PM

Dendrobium harveyanum, a golden haired orchid
 
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This Dendrobium used to be exceedingly rare in cultivation. I brought this plant some years ago and it has proven to be relatively simple to care for, I give it the same conditions as Den. farmeri. These golden flowers with the fringed petals are unique in the Dendrobium genus. This year a fierce downpour gave the flowers a bad hair day :D. Next year I will move the plant to a dryer spot before the flowers open. This is the second year this plant blooms for me so I think I am caring for it the right way.

Tuvoc-Rno 06-19-2009 06:17 PM

That's one of the coolest bad hair days I've seen in a long time! Wonderful.

Kim

larkinvalley 06-21-2009 05:30 AM

Amazing!
What I also love about this species is it's sweet honey scent. But unfortunately I found out that some clones are either scentless, or have some different, much less pleasant smell.

Is there any way of knowing, which clone is honey-scented? (cause I lost my plant and now am shopping for a new one)

Graphicgreg 06-21-2009 09:46 AM

Although Ihave never grown it, I have always loved this species. Thanks for sharing ! ! ! !

Pantoufle 06-21-2009 08:35 PM

Fantastic! Good luck next year.

Ricardo in PR 06-21-2009 10:35 PM

The fragrance of my plant is weak a not unpleasant. There is no way that I know of, to know the fragrance of these Dendrobiums from their physical appearance. I once had two Enc. cochleata, one with a pleasant fragrance and another with a loathsome fecal stink. It amused me to place them so that people would smell first the nice one so that they would be startled when they went for a whiff of the stinky one:D

Greenpaph 06-22-2009 08:23 AM

Good job! Beautiful!

Marci in SoFL 06-22-2009 08:31 AM

I think I'd nickname it Goldilocks. What a beauty!


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