Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Dendrobium aemulum "Star Shower"

This beautiful native been with me for quite a few moons, originally purchased as a discounted plant in rather sorry condition yet recovered fully in it's first growing season. Every year it rewards with long spikes and massive displays of scented creamy flowers and usually blooms when all other orchids resting filling the gap nicely.

In it's native habitat it grows in moist areas of eastern Australia and loves plenty of watering especially at the beginning of it's flowering season. Other than that, it's very easy to look after and tolerates most conditions, in winter I grow it in a greenhouse in a sunny spot with some other natives and then take it out under the shade of the trees for the rest of the year.

"Star Shower" is a beautiful orchid, appreciated by everyone for it's masses of scented blooms that reward year after year.

Dendrobium aemulum "Star Shower?

8 comments:

  1. A beautiful species! Congratulations on the crop. Best regards

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  2. Such a beautiful one. I can't tell you how happy I am you are back on the blog.
    Have a wonderful weekend.

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  3. That is spectacular. Well grown and bloomed and congratulations on a wonderful post.

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  4. Thank you for stopping by and for appreciation of this beautiful dendrobium

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  5. I have seen this orchids for first time. lovely they are :)

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  6. Impressive photos of a beautiful orchid.

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  7. Hi there,

    that's a Dendrobium Speciosum you got there :)

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  8. Love, love, love this Aussie! What a beauty.

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