Dendrobium speciosum var curvicaule

Dendrobium speciosum var curvicauleDendrobium speciosum var curvicaule. Well established, near blooming size seedling in a 3. 25" pot. Australian Dendrobiums are one of my favorite groups of orchids, and this is the queen of all Dendrobiums! It is one of the more compact varieties, so it won't eat up too much space (for a speciosum!). These plants are super hardy. They can handle light frosts and temperatures over 90F. They like very bright indirect sunlight. Truly wonderful plants. If

Lots of water when it's warm or the plant is actively growing and keep fairly dry when it's cool in the winter

The large side lobes of the lip are brown or red and curve up to form a tube that almost completely covers the spine

It does best in cultivation with cool-warm temps

But the color

What more could you want

brassavolae except they are bluish-purple

Blooming size plant in a 3" basket

Care: Intermediate-warm temps and bright indirect light

This should be an interesting cross and it will definitely have spots and be fragrant

From years of trial and error

the plants form mats that completely colonize their mounts

Flowers are Approx 2" across