| Date: 28/12/2009
DENDROBIUM'Daeng' '280' 'Single Petal - Purple Red'
DENDROBIUM'Daeng' '13' 'Single Petal - Purple White'
These are some of the easiest to grow dendrobiums. Their flowers are showy with colours h pink to purple, and the lip is often beautifully marked in contrasting colours. They make magnificent specimen plants.
November-February: during cold period give plenty of light and air movement.
March-May or June: during warmer and moister conditions buds develop and new growths appear at this time. Water sparingly until the new shoots have grown good roots.
June-November: during the monsoon period when it is warm and very wet give a low strength, high nitrogen feed in April and May, then feed weekly during maximum growth. Some advise change to high potash for the last month.
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