Antelope Dendrobium

November 08, 2024 Post a Comment

Antelope dendrobium

Dendrobium anosmum needs a rest period during the winter months. It must be exposed to moderately low temperatures, 60°F (15°C), to induce flowering. Maintain high light during this period and reduce watering to just enough to keep the plant from shriveling.

Do Dendrobiums like full sun?

Dendrobiums need lots of light, but not direct sun. A lightly shaded south window is best. East or west facing windows are satisfactory if bright (avoid direct sun except at the beginning or end of the day). Dendrobiums can withstand hot weather if adequate ventilation and humidity are provided.

How many times a year do Dendrobium bloom?

They are very easy to grow, many bloom twice a year, and their flowers often last for months. Some varieties are mature plants at 3 inches tall while others are over 3 feet tall. Large mature plants can continue to produce bloom spikes and stay in bloom nearly all year round.

How do you keep Dendrobium blooming?

Temperature and Humidity Nobile Dendrobium need cool night temperatures in the fall and winter months in order to stimulate flower bud development. Maintain day temperatures of 70°F to 75°F (21°C to 24°C), and night temperatures of 50°F to 60°F (10°C to 15°C) until buds appear.

Should I mist my Dendrobium orchid?

You should also aim to mist it once or twice a day, to replicate the humidity of its natural habitat. Every second watering, add a specialised orchid fertiliser to the water, to give it a boost of the nutrients essential for flowering.

Should you cut Dendrobium flower spike?

The spike itself has no leaves or bracts. After your Dendrobium has finished flowering remove as much of the spike as possible without cutting into the leafy stem.

How often should I water my Dendrobium orchid?

Since Dendrobiums are often large plants in small pots, they should be watered relatively frequently, sometimes as much as twice a week. Your plant should be almost dry before watering, though. Seasonally, water Dendrobiums less in the fall and winter, and gradually more as temperatures rise in the spring and summer.

How long do Dendrobium orchids live?

Like other orchids, Dendrobium orchids can survive indoors for between 10 to 15 years with good care. To care for this popular group of orchids, keep them in a space with temperatures between 68-85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the night.

What do you do with Dendrobium orchids after they bloom?

Cut the flower stem just above the top leaf of the pseudobulb when the Dendrobium has finished flowering. You should care for the plant the same after flowering as during flowering. There is no need to repot.

How do I make my orchids bloom constantly?

Follow these simple steps to help reblooming begin.

Continue to water your orchid with 3 ice cubes once a week.
Fertilize your orchid once or twice a month using a balanced houseplant fertilizer at half strength. ...
Help your orchids grow by providing plenty of indirect sunlight.
Put your orchid in a cooler spot at night.

How do you make an orchid grow a new spike?

To get a new orchid flower spike, place the plant in an area with a lower room temp — about 55–65°F at night should do it. Placing your orchid in a window away from the heater might work, too. We've had best success getting new flower spikes in winter, when our homes and their windows aren't as warm.

Do Dendrobiums like sphagnum moss?

Sphagnum moss is an effective medium for striking cymbidium back-bulbs and those of many other orchids. It can also be used to encourage root growth in Australian native dendrobium keikis. Another use is to revive sick orchids. Plants that have lost their roots should be repotted in moss in as small a pot as possible.

What time of year do dendrobiums bloom?

Their flowers generally appear between February and June. The blooms can be tiny or large, in almost every colour imaginable, and can last for up to six weeks. Dendrobiums reproduce by forming baby plantlets, called keikis.

Why isn't my Dendrobium not flowering?

Inadequate light is the number one reason orchids refuse to bloom or rebloom. 1 Dendrobium, cattleya, and cymbidium orchids are three popular varieties that like bright conditions, but not direct sun. If your orchid never leaves the dim confines of the house or office, you may need a grow light to achieve flowers.

What causes yellow leaves on Dendrobium?

Over-watering symptoms include lower yellowing of leaves, a rapidly declining stem, flower loss and a rotten base (pseudobulbs). These issues are commonly down to either too much soil moisture, an incorrect soil medium, too little light, or foliage that has allowed to remain wet for long periods.

Do you water orchids from the top or bottom?

To master watering orchids, it is essential to water from above with fresh, pure water. For orchids with water storage, pseudobulbs, water when the potting mix is approaching dry.

Should you wet the leaves of an orchid?

While it's perfectly fine to get orchid leaves wet (after all, many of them evolved in rainforests!) Care should be taken that water doesn't stay sitting in the crown of the plant where the leaves join. Water left here can lead to crown rot which will damage the plant and endanger future flowering events.

Where is the best place to put an indoor orchid?

The ideal spot for growing orchids is either south or east-facing windows. Usually west windows are too hot while northern windows are too dark. Placing orchids under artificial lights is the last resort if you can't find a good location to grow your orchids.

Where do you cut the orchid after the blooms fall off?

Trim 1 inch above that node, or bump, on the orchid spike. For unhealthy, brown spikes: Cut all the way back to the base of the plant. For double-spike orchids: Cut one spike at the base of the plant. Cut the other spike 1 inch above the node under the lowest flower bloom.

Why is my orchid growing leaves instead of flowers?

Your orchid is about to become a new parent! These leafy growths are called “keikis,” the Hawaiian word for “baby,” and are actually baby orchids that can be cut from the stalk and planted to create new plants.