This little guy is blooming for the second time under lights.
This is Dendrobium Mini Snowflake X Dendrobium Micro Chip. These are both Latouria type Dendrobium hybrids. The flower that you see here is creamy white and the size of a nickel. It currently has two flowers open with 5 more coming on two additional inflorescences.
I have it in sphagnum moss in a plastic pot. It has growths that are between 4-5" in height, multiple leaves per growth, and good roots. The reverse side of the flowers have different degrees of fine amethyst speckling. The lip is tri-lobed and is amethyst speckled on the front side.
All of my Latouria hybrids are growing towards the ends of the fixtures. Several more are beginning to bud.
I have a lot of people tell me that they have trouble growing Dendrobiums like this. For me they like a couple of hours of sun per day. They like plastic pots because I do not feel that they like to dry too much between waterings. Their roots are VERY SKINNY and the sphagnum helps them get the moisture that they require.
