Dendrobium Orchid

together with water, protect them from rain and to much wind and you will have dendrobium like new every day. There are dendrobium orchid wholesale on the internet, but dendrobium hybrid orchids are cheap anyway so no need o hesitate.

Even if you buy dendrobium retail its just a few dollars. Most dendrobium you can see on the photo and pictures here are from the orchid nursery and shipped worldwide in the flask bottle.

The orchid plants were put into the bottle in the lab within a sterile environment, means no problems

Two of the dendrobiums below are orchid species, means wild orchids pictured on a trip in the Andaman Sea, actually in the Phang Nga Bay near Phuket Thailand. This two are the dendrobium plants and dendrobium flower below.

On the islands of the Andaman Sea wild orchids still can be spotted on the branches of mangrove trees and somehow fixed to limestone boulder at not accessible places.

Dendrobium orchid plants are easy for potting, just do it once per year and let the dendrobium roots hang down since they get most of the moisture from the air, that also means go at least once per day and spray some water via the moisturizer.

Dendrobium orchid repotting needs only to be done every two to three years and it should be with a porous, free draining media.

This Dendrobium orchid pot filling could be a combination of wood chips, small stone and and pieces of styrofoam peanuts. This will allow the draining of water and fertilizer. Dendrobium seem to grow best when the pot is smaller than the size of the orchid plant.

Lighting for Dendrobium orchids means about 50% sun or bright light. They will do well in an east or west window as well as a shaded south window. They also grow well under 4 - 40 watt fluorescent lights directly over the plant.

Dendrobium orchid plants need a difference in temperature between the night and day. Preferably this difference should be about 10 - 15 degrees. The night temps they like is 60-65 with days between 80 - 90. Plus air circulation is needed.

Like most orchids dendrobium need to be kept moist while growing. When dendrobium are mature, they should dry between watering.

Dendrobium orchid are happy when the humidity is about 50 - 60%. Humidity trays are usually needed while the plant is in the home.

Fertilizer for Dendrobium, use a balance fertilizer like Jack's Classic 20-20-20. Use weakly, weekly. That is, use a solution which is between 1/4 to 1/2 the recommended dosage.