The lady at the nursery I deal with gave me this orchid today. Not sure what kind it is but I'm sure it's not a Phal that I'm used to growing. It's going to get repotted this afternoon in some new medium of course. Anything else I need to know about this one? Also, it already had two Keikis on it.

It looks like a Nobile type Dendrobium to me.

Jim

, You have done so well with your other orchids I am sure you will succeed with this one also. Can't wait to see what color the flowers are.

hawkarica said:It looks like a Nobile type Dendrobium to me.

Jim

Thanks Jim, just hit up Google and found a lot of helpful links.

ardesia said: , You have done so well with your other orchids I am sure you will succeed with this one also. Can't wait to see what color the flowers are.

She had a photo of the flower, it was purple. She tried several times to text the photo to me but she's way out in the country and it never made it.

I'll add to this thread a couple of questions since I don't want to start a new one. This Dendrobium has a couple of Keikis on it. I watched a video at the AOS site which showed me how to remove them by the cane above and below them but that's about as far as they went. Once cut I 'assume' they go right into one of my orchid pots with the roots down so far? What do I do about those on one of my Phals. How do I cut them off? Do I cut the spike right below where they're growing and then pot?

Wait until the little white roots get about an inch and a half long. Then cut the spike above and below them and pot in a little moss. Leave in the moss until they grow some, then pot in orchid bark. Some think they do better when potted with the mother plant.

Jim

Thanks so much for all that Jim. So while they're in the moss just set in one of my orchid pots and keep the moss moist with some of my RO water or should they get put into one of my small 3" pots with the moss?

It does' matter. You could put the moss on a plate and lay the baby on top if you want. The point is to keep the little roots damp.

Jim

Got it, thanks very much Jim.

Don't be in a rush to remove keikeis, if I spelled it correctly. It is Hawaiian I am told for "baby".
Most growers recommend waiting until there are roots three inches or longer. They usually 'pop' right off when you wedge a dull butter knife between the plantlet and spike. Carefully apply a little pressure.
Some orchids produce an abundance of keikeis naturally, others not so much. A great deal of those good growers seem to feel that keikeis are more common when night time temperatures are too warm.
But I treat them as seedlings using small pots and they come in handy at a club raffle table, fundraiser or when you want to trade one variety with another member for a piece of what they might have.

Thanks Bill, a little too late on the waiting though. The roots on these were long enough, hopefully, and I have them wrapped in Sphagnum moss and sitting in some little 3" pots. Although the roots on the Nobile type Dendrobium and the one Phal weren't quite 3" long maybe I'll be lucky.

Good luck and keep it up. They will bloom before you know it!