Dendrobium kingianum

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  1. CarolineL

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    I think they flower next year - mine flowered after the drying off it got over winter. I suspect if your keikei has flowered, and has lots of roots, it's worth separating and planting up.
     
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      Time for an update.
      During the summer, it grew LOTS of roots.
      It also put up 5 new canes.
      It must like me, because today it opened the first flower, on the first inflorescence.
      There are at least 7 inflorescences shooting up, with 1 cane putting up 2.

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      I couldn't grow it in Australia, but I can in UK!
      Weird world or just the availability of info with the internet now.

      I hope you. and your families all, have had a great holiday, without too many hangovers :beer: :chocyum: :coffee1::thanks:
       
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      • Philippa

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        Lovely colour flower @Fof Never had much luck with that one but the white flowered Dendrobium does well for me - too well sometimes as space is a bit limited :biggrin:
        I keep mine outside in their pots for most of the year - they then come into the GH ( unheated ) until frost is a risk. I find they like the cold spell and they usually start flowering from March onwards.
        Very easy to propagate. Enjoy yours :)
         
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        • On the Levels

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          Interesting colour for the flowers. Ours are more on the pale side but very fragrant. Nothing at the moment to show flower spikes.
           
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          Fragrant! I didn't notice anything when mine flowered. I'll have to check next time.
           
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            Mine have a noticeable scent :)
             
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              I haven't noticed any scent, but only 1 open so far.
              I am 80, and have noticed that my sense of smell has definately deteriorated over the years. More and more flower scents are being lost to me, but they are beautiful still.
               
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                Both of my plants are in the greenhouse, its cold in there so basically doing nothing at this time of the year, one was outside all summer and got a bad attack of slugs and snails.

                To be honest the flowers are just too small for me I prefer something with a bit more wow factor, if you know what I mean, but a nice small pot plant that doesn't get out of hand.

                Not noticed any scent, but then I never expected one until now, will have to give them a bit of a coax along and get some flowers to have a sniff.:smile:
                 
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                Ours are in the laundry area which does get heat from the kitchen and nearby bathroom. If it is very cold we have a heater that we put on. They have always had a scent and whilst small flowered there are many on the stems so still worth growing.
                 
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                  Yes, the Dendrobiums I grow have long stalks of small scented white flowers. The only other orchids I've actively grown are Cymbidiums - large flowers, various colours but not scented. Like the D's, they seem to like a spell of cold so I treat them much the same.
                  I do have one of those Phaelonopsis - it was a gift from the local Bonsai Society to say thanks for donating a load of pots, etc. to them. I hadn't realised that the flower stems shouldn't be cut back after flowering so I now have 1 short bit with 1 flower bud and a new flower stem. I'll be more careful this time :sad:
                   
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                  • On the Levels

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                    Decided ours needed repotting. So the largest after a struggle to get it out of the pot has now become one larger plant and a slightly smaller one. Very well rotted with some good strong bulbs. As always we never have room for the extra pots.
                     
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                    Whoops! I hope they weren't rotted, @On the Levels .:rolleyespink::rolleyespink:
                    Now that more blooms have opened, even with my poor sense of smell, I can smell their scent.
                    Probably better later, as more open. :partytime:, YESSSS!!
                     
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                      @Fof oh dear! You are quite right they weren't well rotted but of course well rooted! I should check more carefully before I post.
                      Glad that yours have the lovely scent.
                       
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