Dendrobium Love Memory is a nobile (No-bill-lay) type of Dendrobium.
I have grown them this way.
They like to be tightly packed into a pot, straight sphagnum moss is the best media due to their high water demand. They enjoy regular feedings at half strength in the spring and summer, not much in the fall to winter months.
They grow tall with equal sized leaflets then all of a sudden, they make a single leaf that is much smaller. It is called the terminal leaflet! That is the plant telling the grower to cut back on watering, I mean really cut back. The bulbs may even start to shrivel a bit.
This usually happens at some point in October. Continue less water through November and perhaps into December until such a time that "little green swellings" are noticed up and down the bulbs. These are the buds forming. Slowly build back up to normal watering. They typically bloom January through April depending upon the hybrid.
Temperature range: try to avoid 90 degrees, they like to see regular lows in the 50's. They like morning sun but shaded from mid-day on. Heat and and excessive sun retards the growth of the plant. Good luck Karen!!
