Thank you, Gigi!
Ken, if the seedling does not ramify on its own, then nipping the terminal apex will make it ramify. You want the branching to occur very close to/on top of the caudex so nip the terminal apex at a very young 6+ weeks old.
Rick, it is truly amazing about the long-lasting blooming on this one. Supposedly one should not uplift/transplant blooming DR's until after blooms are spent. I ignored this caution and transplanted into gritty mix and cut the leaves...this did not seem to affect her a bit. Also, I believe that providing some shade when blooming allows the flowers to not fade and to last a longer time that when in the sunshine and rain.
Oh yes, orchids...I have one dendrobium that had multitudes of flowering spikes during our [winter] that lasted 4 months.
Kadie
