According to Yamamoto Dendrobiums, the one thing that triggers flowering in fully matured canes of hybrids of Dendrobium nobile is the low temperature (they recommend below 14ºC for at least 1h for 25 nights). They even bring their dendrobiums to a mountain to promote early flowering. Another thing they mention that can yield poor flowering is the excess of nitrogen, which can affect negatively the perfect maturing of the canes, as well as delay the maturing process. Regarding watering, they don't make a correlation with flowering, instead, they do with the plants' necessity of water and temperature. Not cutting the watering off drastically can make leaves stay in the canes for a longer time, making the plants more appealing.
I do love Yamamoto dendrobiums and I think they know their dendrobiums very well :D Next year I will make an experiment, one den will get more water than the others in the winter rest and see if it affects it :) Like I said in the video, I don't cut away all water, but water them rarely so I induce a bit of stress like they would get in nature. When the canes shrivell too much I do give a light watering. Since I keep them in very low temps I would prefer them to be dry rather than wet, as very cold water damages the roots. That is why I water very rarely in winter rest period :)
Danny, I water my Den.Nobile orchids when buds appear just as you do and the buds stay as flowers. I also have a Den. that seems to develop kiekis just by me looking at the plant. I agree with you that we need to rely on our logic within our own growing environment to guide us as what we ought to do. As we get more experienced growing orchids and analyze our successes and failures using logic, we can enjoy this awesome hobby even more.
Hi Dani. I agree with your insight on the Dendrobiums. There are certain species and hybrids that genetically tend to make keikis. Sometimes this can be somewhat limited by keeping the plant at the lower temperature limits (in some near freezing) and being very restrictive in water until the actual buds are forming. I have a Den. kingianum that is like this. I hope more people look at Dendrobiums for their collection as it is a very large and diverse genus. As for the Michigan State fertilizers, I use the one for rain water and find it to be a very good fertilizer. The big difference between that and the one for well water is that the one for pure water has trace elements in that is not needed with most well water. Thanks for dealing with all your subjects in your videos honestly and with an open and inquisitive mind! I love every one.
In my experience, light exposure... I grew my nobiles outside, with full morning sun, filtered afternoon sun, lots of water during the vegetation, and cool and dry winter rest... They always flowered regularly and abundantly... On the other hand, a neighbour of mine has nobile on a window sill all year long, without any winter rest or anything... That plant is just green, with a lot of keikis... It had only a few flowers, some months ago... So I think all that factors affect development of flower buds/keikis... not just one of them...
yes... Light is very important regarding quantity of produced flowers... Take Cattleyas for example; If they are growing in to shady conditions, they'll be dark green, with few, if any, flowers, but if you are growing it in high light as catts prefer, they'll be light yellowinsh olive green, and flowers will be way more abundant! The same goes for cymbs and dens... Especially nobiles!
I just read the difference between hard cane and soft cane. Atroviolaeum is a hard cane because it blooms from the tip. I also read where it flowers sporadically throughout the year. I'm actually relieved. I did want a nobile until I read about winter care. I would probably kill a soft cane for sure. So my future Dendrobium purchases will definitely have a lot of question for purchasing.
Hi! I'm new to orchid growing. I've been watching your videos for a month. Thank u, it's very informative. I bought a dendrobium Lori's star from the nursery. She has 3 canes and one is very long and has flowers and buds. She is very healthy looking.. But the pot she is in is tiny! 5-6 centimeters may be. The roots are spilling out. I can't imagine how it stays in such small space without media. I put some sphagnum moss on the top to keep it moist but it drying very fast. I'm in Connecticut USA and we still using heat. What do I do? Can I wait through the summer and wait till she will stop blooming? Can I soak her every day? Should I fertilize by soaking as well! Thank u!
Hello Dani,I enjoy your informative videos.Can you comment on the dendrobium taiwan snowflake cherry blossom winter rest?I live in canada.much appreciated.thanks
Hi Dani, I'm always very appreciative & impressed by your expertise & logic, as you say, behind your explanations on your videos. Thanks soooo much for that because I'm gaining more confidence with your help! I just received a dendrobium orchid today from someone. It was not in great shape at all, but having watched your videos I went to work trying to save this little guy. He's very little & half of the plant was dead, roots, cane and all. I do think it's saveable 😉. So I removed all the dead roots and the canes that were dead, sprayed it w/hydrogen peroxide, put cinnamon on the areas I cut and repotted it in bark. Are dendrobiums usually resilient? And what are the best lighting conditions for them? Right now I put it in my kitchen window, which gets afternoon sun more than morning sun or light.... So I'm trying to learn as much as I can about dendrobiums since this getting this little baby lol! So excited my little orchid collection is growing! 😉
Sheena Johnson well overall dendrobiums are really resilient, but ofcourse it does depend on each individual and how much damage it suffered previously to your intervention. If it's a weaker hybrid, or individual, it will not cope as good as other more vigorous hybrids or more adapted ones. But let us keep a positive thinking :) about the light, they like bright light a lot, since yours is pretty sick be careful with the amount of direct sun, it can get sunburned easier than a healthy one. I am not sure how hot your environment is, but to be safe, give bright light but very little direct sun and only in a cool part of the day. Hope this helps and good luck!
hi danny i wanted to ask u if u can make a video about vanda orchids ... do we need to cut off the thiner roots or leave them .and when we need to water or fertelize .should we use a basket /pot with no holes /nothing/clay pots or plastic pots... please make a video danny /u are the best...thx
Hello Dany, thanks a lot for your video's espacially denbrodium nobile as I buy my 2nd one: I killed my first because I did not do all your super tips.. I'm still a begginer and I have a question : I watered as you say for 20minutes this morning,as it is summer time now in France. But canes are still shriveled. Should I wait one week before watering again? Better to have a orchid which needs water than orchid which have been too watered? Thanks in advance!
I just bought a mobile that was in full bloom even though we are just in spring. Now the buds just dropped and weather will start getting warm (Florida) so since rest is usually after blooming in winter, I’m not sure if it’s going into growing season or rest in spring/summer since it just bloomed.
Hi Dani, love your channel. I need your help. I have a dendrobium nobile that is reaching the end of its flowering. I keep it at approximately 19 degrees c with gentle Scottish SW light from a small window. What would be the minimum temp for a winter rest be in degrees c? Thanks, xxx
Love your sense filter!!!!!! Can you make a video or a list of what fertilizers are better for each orchid species? I hear about use 30-10-30 , or 10-20-10, but not specific for which type of orchid. Does it matter?
Charlie B well, not sure if ferts for each orchid is necessary or applicable, the bottom line is that all high nitrogen ferts promote vegetative growth, all the low nitrogen ferts should theoretically induce blooming or help, all balanced ones are just for people who don't want to hassle. To be honest I am not sure it makes such a big difference. Here is a video about ferts ua-cam.com/video/QQgvYVlpstI/v-deo.html other than that it's common sense, if orchids take a dormant rest, obviously ferts are not needed as they don't grow :P
Hi! I was gifted a Nobile Dendrobium just a few days ago so in the beginning of october. I'd like to start a Winter rest but my orchid is blooming right now, so I don't know wether I should water like usual or start the Winter Rest already? Thank you!
Hey Danny! Thanks for your videos. Wonderful. Just got a new dendrobium, not sure of the exact subtype, how can i find out if it needs a winter rest or not? Thank you.
JAGADISH KUMAR Is your dendrobium a ‘Nobile’ type? I’m surprised they sell them in India because of the temperatures! If it is a ‘Nobile’ I suggest you put it in a fridge, for winter rest period but above 5 centigrade
Hi Dani, I stay in a tropical region where temperature never drops below 20 deg C. My Den. nobili just finished blooming and 3 new shoots are growing.Are you able to advise on when to reduce watering and start dropping the temperature for induce dormant rest?
Angelin Lim Hi, right now you need to water the orchid abundantly when the media is almost completely dry. While the orchid grows new canes it needs a lot of water and nutrients. When the canes are done growing you can reduce watering gradually and stop fertilizing, also if you can reduce temperatures at this time it would be great. This happens in autumn usually, whenever autumn comes in your part of the world :)
MissOrchidGirl Guess it's pretty much follow what the orchid is telling me. "Hey! i'm done growing~ you can stop watering me and let me sleep for winter~"
I have a Dendrobium Atroviolaeum. It's still blooming and shows no sign of stopping. Is the Atroviolaeum deciduous? Is there some way I can tell by looking at the orchid?
+Judy Bobsin Hi, this is a Latouria Dendrobium, it's a very different family. So search about the particularities of this family in general, rather than nobile or phalaenopsis type :)
Hi Danny, I got some questions about the bark media because they dried off in two days at my home, should I just water them every 3 days? (It's for the oncidium and dendrobium.) And also I got my dendrobium with all of the canes in black color only the new canes stay green, is that normal?
Hi, of course you can water every 3 days :) if your environment is dry and warm the water will evaporate faster, so water when the media tells you, not when rules tell you :) regarding the dendrobium, it's not normal to have black canes, I suspect they have some rotting issues. Hope I might be mistaken, do you have a picture? in any case, if the new growth is green and the orchid has roots, it should be ok I think :)
Hey Danny! I have noticed the buds forming. This is my first den nobile rebloom so I am quite excited! I wanted to ask when you actually resume fertilising. Is it at the same time that you bring in the plant? Also, I am only seeing buds on the newest cane. Is it possible that I will get some on the old ones too?
Hi Anna, I start fertilizing when new canes start to grow out, pretty much after the blooms are done. No need to fertilize now while buds are growing :) and yes the older canes can have a few buds too :)
Well mine has decided to grow and bloom at the same time. Weird! I also wanted to tell you that one of my phals is growing a tiny spike from a place where there was already a spike. Super strage! Maybe you could do a video on orchid anomalies. :)
Hey Danny! +missorchidgirl I live in Brazil and we don't have a severe winter like you do. In Sao Paulo, we usually have only a month of low temperatures. But... I actually bought my first dendribium nobili during the winter time, so when should I start the "winter rest" giving that I'll have blooms during all winter? Thank you very much! 😘
Hi, well it depends in what stage it was in when you bought it (if it had flowers or not) and how it is now. The rest should come when the canes stop growing, if your orchid already has buds or flowers there is no need for the rest now. If there are canes still growing it still needs warm temperatures, water and fertilizer.
Is it normal for some leaves to turn yellow during the winter rest? I think I read somewhere that the leaves fall of, but I'm not sure if this happens to all canes or only the old ones? It's a stupid question, but when I bought the plant, it had all leaves and was in full bloom, so do the leaves regrow after the winter rest? I also made the mistake to cut off the old canes, so I'm not sure If I should water a little bit more during this period?
+Cinnamon it is common for some leaves to yellow and fall especially of the old canes, they won't all fall though. The leaves will not regrow, but the new shoots will have leaves. In the winter rest you can water lightly if you see the canes shrivel excessively. Since the orchid isn't growing it really doesn't consume too much energy to need a lot of water.
Hi Danny, I am new to Dendrobium Care and have Nobile types. I️ just separated new keiki canes in September. They appear fully formed with several leaves and have a decent height. Do I️ winter rest these new individual canes? Do I️ make it a shorter or milder rest? Just want your thoughts since they don’t have a reserve of other canes. I️ also have small keikis that I️ separated from a dying cane & potted. They are small & still developing (not grown into a fully-formed cane). Do I️ winter these? Thankful for any advice you can offer. 😄Alethea
+pwnzorsloth Hi, yes you can provide a mild rest for the fully mature keikis, just pay attention that they don't shrivel too much. With the other keikis I would wait another year, right now they could use more vegetative care and enough time to grow a bigger cane :)
Thanks for this video! Brad has a video about his two Dendrobium Nobiles that he kept in two separate environments. One bloomed while the other made many keikis. This does seem to confirm your assumption; the plant that he kept in bright sunlight during the summer was the one that created the blooms indicating that the likelihood for flowers was based on it's growing circumstances prior to the winter dormancy (and therefore the first watering thereafter). I just received a D. Spectabile which is currently very small (two canes of ~7") and I have not been able to find out if it should have a dormant period as well. Is it safe to assume that all Dendrobiums require this dormancy? Do you have any experience with D. Spectabile?
Hi, yep Yamamoto themselves suggest lower temperatures in winter time so I think that's a definite trigger :) I don't have any experience with the spectabile, I have a thyrsiflorum but he is just coming of blooming age, no blooms just yet. As far as I know, most species undergo a change in climate during winter time, best thing to do is to check the natural habitat. Some require a more drastic dormancy, while others not so much, it also depends if it's a species or a cross that inherited multiple traits (like the Berry Oda, Kingianum is bud blasting like mad but Berry Oda is a trooper, he got some good traits from the bigibbum). I think most Dens will benefit from drier conditions and lower temperatures, how low though, that just depends on the natural habitat.
hey danny how are you?? the other day i have seen someone growing orchids under led lights... what do you think about growing orchids under artificial lights?? thanks
Hi Vitor, it is certainly very good in the seasons where there is no sunlight or if you don;t have a proper exposure. I have never tried it because I didn't really need it, but many people grow orchids under light during winter, so it's a good solution :)
Hey Danni, I'm looking at getting my first Dendrobium next year the Stardust Firebird if I can find it. I don't have any experience with dendobiums. You mention these orchids require a cold place for dormancy in order for them to produce blooms. I don't have a cold place in my house, so should I not get Dendrobiums for that reason? Do you still have the Stardust Firebird Dendrobium? Thank you for any suggestion!
Hi Ed, the cold period is meant to season the orchid, stabilize a good growth pattern and promote a nice blooming season. Without the colder period Dendrobiums can get off season quite bad, this might not be something so scary, but it might just mess up their 'internal clock' :P due to my move I have nobiles in all stages of growth.. when will they bloom? I have no idea, if they will that is. Do they have energy to produce new growths and grow them nicely during the shorter days of winter? again I have no idea :P will those growths even bloom or grow tall? I don't know :)) I don't like not knowing, that's the problem with them. So for now I cannot tell how no cold period will affect them in the long run. About the stardust I don't have it, this hybrid is prone to create a loooot of keikis.Both my plants got depleted before I realized it and they both died. I would check the care for the dendrobium unicum, as it is in the stardust parentage ;)
No need to check the Dendrobium Unicum parentage when I can go to you for answers :P. I guess dendrobiums won't be in my collection as they can be very complicated. Thank you Danni Go to MissOrchidGirl if you have any orchid questions and give it a thumbs up and subscribe.
I accidentally removed an anther cap on my phalaenopsis on a fail to pollinate orchids, and now the column is shriveling up, is it ok if I cut of the bloom?
Please can u help me I have denodruim noble from supermarket in full bloom how do I keep it now and when do I prepere it for winter and watering and also how do I look after it so next year I get more plz help
Hi, try searching for online orchid shops in Canada or try to go to an orchid show, there are shows regularly in your area from what my viewers tell me :) good luck!
I have 5 pots of oncidium orchids, what should I do when the roots are all dead and cut off? I want to continue to take care of them. Thank you. Toronto.Ontario
Hi there :) please explain more what you mean with dried roots? are you referring to the roots that are outside the pot? or is the whole root system dead? did you already repot the orchids?
MissOrchidGirl I am referring to plant inside the pot, there is no roots inside the pot so I am pretty sure the whole root system is dead, I already repotted them but nothing seems to be working, what I'm trying to figure out is a way to make the plant sprout roots again. If you have an email or something I would like to forward you a picture or video to show you my problem, I don't want my plants to die! please save them!
Phuong Le you can send me the link to a picture or the link to the video here in a comment. Let's not panic yet :) how long has it been since you are waiting for the new roots?
WINTER AND WATERING: I am trying to decide if i should continue watering my dendrobium. She has a flower spike which came into full bloom in the late November, because I bought her in mid November with small buds. Now her flowers are beginning to die off, im assuming because of the winter chill and one leaf is turning yellow. Our winter lows are usually 46'F Should I still water her because of these flowers? Or shall i give her a winter rest? No buds on her, just a cane with flower spike and root stems from the bottom of the flower spike. All in all my main question is should I still be watering during winter rest when in bloom? Also, I'm no good with Phal's!! Even though they haven't died the won't produce new roots. A new root burned at the tip and all healthy roots shriveled all while developing a new leaf and a bulge which looked like to be a new root never came through and the leaves are leathery. As its winter should I water a sick Orchid?
Hi Catherine, if your Dendrobium has a flower spike, then it is not a noble type so it doesn't need a winter rest, most probably it is a Debdrobium Phalaenopsis, which doesn't need to be chilled and should stay at an intermediate temperatures all year round. About your other orchids, I have a feeling you never repotted them :) I would repot them, use fresh media, for Phals I would suggest only using bark media and nothing else. Water the Phals when the media is dry and roots are silvery. The burned roots are an indicator of excess salts or toxic substances produced by the broken down media. So, repot, water when the media is dry, never over fertilize and keep the orchids warm, room temperature and you're good to go :) good luck!
Soy Francisca yo compré dos dendrobium pero no sé cómo se ve la flor uno se llama D burana crystal D burana honey pearl la otra es D honey x blushing si tu las tienes pudieras enseñar la flor te lo agradecería yo veo todos tus vídeos muchas gracias
Thanks for the link David :) I am not an expert though I may do mistakes and also I enjoy reading and answering all comments, it makes me feel closer to my viewers so it's not a hassle for me to answer the comments :) I never miss a comment unless it goes into spam folder for some reason ;)
I did leave mine outside till fall this year and got rewarded with an abundance of flowerbuds. Thanks to you Dany
Glad to hear and enjoy the blooms :D
According to Yamamoto Dendrobiums, the one thing that triggers flowering in fully matured canes of hybrids of Dendrobium nobile is the low temperature (they recommend below 14ºC for at least 1h for 25 nights). They even bring their dendrobiums to a mountain to promote early flowering. Another thing they mention that can yield poor flowering is the excess of nitrogen, which can affect negatively the perfect maturing of the canes, as well as delay the maturing process. Regarding watering, they don't make a correlation with flowering, instead, they do with the plants' necessity of water and temperature. Not cutting the watering off drastically can make leaves stay in the canes for a longer time, making the plants more appealing.
I do love Yamamoto dendrobiums and I think they know their dendrobiums very well :D Next year I will make an experiment, one den will get more water than the others in the winter rest and see if it affects it :) Like I said in the video, I don't cut away all water, but water them rarely so I induce a bit of stress like they would get in nature. When the canes shrivell too much I do give a light watering. Since I keep them in very low temps I would prefer them to be dry rather than wet, as very cold water damages the roots. That is why I water very rarely in winter rest period :)
Danny, I water my Den.Nobile orchids when buds appear just as you do and the buds stay as flowers. I also have a Den. that seems to develop kiekis just by me looking at the plant. I agree with you that we need to rely on our logic within our own growing environment to guide us as what we ought to do. As we get more experienced growing orchids and analyze our successes and failures using logic, we can enjoy this awesome hobby even more.
Indeed Elona, I like this hobby for the very reason that it makes me think more logical :) even failures teach us important things :)
Hi Dani. I agree with your insight on the Dendrobiums. There are certain species and hybrids that genetically tend to make keikis. Sometimes this can be somewhat limited by keeping the plant at the lower temperature limits (in some near freezing) and being very restrictive in water until the actual buds are forming. I have a Den. kingianum that is like this. I hope more people look at Dendrobiums for their collection as it is a very large and diverse genus. As for the Michigan State fertilizers, I use the one for rain water and find it to be a very good fertilizer. The big difference between that and the one for well water is that the one for pure water has trace elements in that is not needed with most well water. Thanks for dealing with all your subjects in your videos honestly and with an open and inquisitive mind! I love every one.
Thanks Wade :D
I will try a winter rest for my dens this year. Didn't know I could/should do that.😋
In my experience, light exposure... I grew my nobiles outside, with full morning sun, filtered afternoon sun, lots of water during the vegetation, and cool and dry winter rest... They always flowered regularly and abundantly... On the other hand, a neighbour of mine has nobile on a window sill all year long, without any winter rest or anything... That plant is just green, with a lot of keikis... It had only a few flowers, some months ago... So I think all that factors affect development of flower buds/keikis... not just one of them...
Indeed you are right, like all orchids, a proper environment determines more or less blooms if at all ;)
yes... Light is very important regarding quantity of produced flowers... Take Cattleyas for example; If they are growing in to shady conditions, they'll be dark green, with few, if any, flowers, but if you are growing it in high light as catts prefer, they'll be light yellowinsh olive green, and flowers will be way more abundant! The same goes for cymbs and dens... Especially nobiles!
Distortio Mentis yup correct ;)
I just read the difference between hard cane and soft cane. Atroviolaeum is a hard cane because it blooms from the tip. I also read where it flowers sporadically throughout the year. I'm actually relieved.
I did want a nobile until I read about winter care. I would probably kill a soft cane for sure. So my future Dendrobium purchases will definitely have a lot of question for purchasing.
Hello Dani, how often do you water your dendrobium AFTER it blooms? And do you still use bark as the medium for them?
Hi! I'm new to orchid growing. I've been watching your videos for a month. Thank u, it's very informative. I bought a dendrobium Lori's star from the nursery. She has 3 canes and one is very long and has flowers and buds. She is very healthy looking.. But the pot she is in is tiny! 5-6 centimeters may be. The roots are spilling out. I can't imagine how it stays in such small space without media. I put some sphagnum moss on the top to keep it moist but it drying very fast. I'm in Connecticut USA and we still using heat. What do I do? Can I wait through the summer and wait till she will stop blooming? Can I soak her every day? Should I fertilize by soaking as well! Thank u!
Hello Dani,I enjoy your informative videos.Can you comment on the dendrobium taiwan snowflake cherry blossom winter rest?I live in canada.much appreciated.thanks
Hi Dany, when do you start fertiliter for nobili’s
Hi Dani,
I'm always very appreciative & impressed by your expertise & logic, as you say, behind your explanations on your videos. Thanks soooo much for that because I'm gaining more confidence with your help!
I just received a dendrobium orchid today from someone. It was not in great shape at all, but having watched your videos I went to work trying to save this little guy. He's very little & half of the plant was dead, roots, cane and all. I do think it's saveable 😉. So I removed all the dead roots and the canes that were dead, sprayed it w/hydrogen peroxide, put cinnamon on the areas I cut and repotted it in bark. Are dendrobiums usually resilient? And what are the best lighting conditions for them? Right now I put it in my kitchen window, which gets afternoon sun more than morning sun or light.... So I'm trying to learn as much as I can about dendrobiums since this getting this little baby lol!
So excited my little orchid collection is growing! 😉
Sheena Johnson well overall dendrobiums are really resilient, but ofcourse it does depend on each individual and how much damage it suffered previously to your intervention. If it's a weaker hybrid, or individual, it will not cope as good as other more vigorous hybrids or more adapted ones. But let us keep a positive thinking :) about the light, they like bright light a lot, since yours is pretty sick be careful with the amount of direct sun, it can get sunburned easier than a healthy one. I am not sure how hot your environment is, but to be safe, give bright light but very little direct sun and only in a cool part of the day. Hope this helps and good luck!
Yes it does help 😉 thanks!!
Hi Dani, is there ever a need to provide a dendrobium with a bloom booster fertilizer?
hi danny i wanted to ask u if u can make a video about vanda orchids ... do we need to cut off the thiner roots or leave them .and when we need to water or fertelize .should we use a basket /pot with no holes /nothing/clay pots or plastic pots... please make a video danny /u are the best...thx
danny i am a fan of yours
i am super exited/lol
thx.....
Hi Danny. At this point when buds start emerging, do you bring it inside the house or still outside in cold ? Thank you.
Hello Dany, thanks a lot for your video's espacially denbrodium nobile as I buy my 2nd one: I killed my first because I did not do all your super tips.. I'm still a begginer and I have a question :
I watered as you say for 20minutes this morning,as it is summer time now in France. But canes are still shriveled. Should I wait one week before watering again? Better to have a orchid which needs water than orchid which have been too watered?
Thanks in advance!
I just bought a mobile that was in full bloom even though we are just in spring. Now the buds just dropped and weather will start getting warm (Florida) so since rest is usually after blooming in winter, I’m not sure if it’s going into growing season or rest in spring/summer since it just bloomed.
Hi Dani, love your channel. I need your help.
I have a dendrobium nobile that is reaching the end of its flowering.
I keep it at approximately 19 degrees c with gentle Scottish SW light from a small window.
What would be the minimum temp for a winter rest be in degrees c?
Thanks, xxx
Love your sense filter!!!!!! Can you make a video or a list of what fertilizers are better for each orchid species? I hear about use 30-10-30 , or 10-20-10, but not specific for which type of orchid. Does it matter?
Charlie B well, not sure if ferts for each orchid is necessary or applicable, the bottom line is that all high nitrogen ferts promote vegetative growth, all the low nitrogen ferts should theoretically induce blooming or help, all balanced ones are just for people who don't want to hassle. To be honest I am not sure it makes such a big difference. Here is a video about ferts ua-cam.com/video/QQgvYVlpstI/v-deo.html other than that it's common sense, if orchids take a dormant rest, obviously ferts are not needed as they don't grow :P
MissOrchidGirl Thank you!!!
Hi! I was gifted a Nobile Dendrobium just a few days ago so in the beginning of october. I'd like to start a Winter rest but my orchid is blooming right now, so I don't know wether I should water like usual or start the Winter Rest already? Thank you!
Hey Danny! Thanks for your videos. Wonderful. Just got a new dendrobium, not sure of the exact subtype, how can i find out if it needs a winter rest or not? Thank you.
Ecellent video. Thank you
In India near equator how can we give winter rest to my dendrobium cuz here in our city average temperature is always 28 to 32 deg celcius
JAGADISH KUMAR Is your dendrobium a ‘Nobile’ type? I’m surprised they sell them in India because of the temperatures! If it is a ‘Nobile’ I suggest you put it in a fridge, for winter rest period but above 5 centigrade
@@christrinder1255 that was dendrobium phalanophsis i made a blunder and presumed a nobile and put into fridge and make it as set back one
Hi Dani, I stay in a tropical region where temperature never drops below 20 deg C. My Den. nobili just finished blooming and 3 new shoots are growing.Are you able to advise on when to reduce watering and start dropping the temperature for induce dormant rest?
Angelin Lim Hi, right now you need to water the orchid abundantly when the media is almost completely dry. While the orchid grows new canes it needs a lot of water and nutrients. When the canes are done growing you can reduce watering gradually and stop fertilizing, also if you can reduce temperatures at this time it would be great. This happens in autumn usually, whenever autumn comes in your part of the world :)
MissOrchidGirl Guess it's pretty much follow what the orchid is telling me. "Hey! i'm done growing~ you can stop watering me and let me sleep for winter~"
Angelin Lim yes exactly :)
I have a Dendrobium Atroviolaeum. It's still blooming and shows no sign of stopping. Is the Atroviolaeum deciduous? Is there some way I can tell by looking at the orchid?
+Judy Bobsin Hi, this is a Latouria Dendrobium, it's a very different family. So search about the particularities of this family in general, rather than nobile or phalaenopsis type :)
Hi Danny, I got some questions about the bark media because they dried off in two days at my home, should I just water them every 3 days? (It's for the oncidium and dendrobium.) And also I got my dendrobium with all of the canes in black color only the new canes stay green, is that normal?
Hi, of course you can water every 3 days :) if your environment is dry and warm the water will evaporate faster, so water when the media tells you, not when rules tell you :) regarding the dendrobium, it's not normal to have black canes, I suspect they have some rotting issues. Hope I might be mistaken, do you have a picture? in any case, if the new growth is green and the orchid has roots, it should be ok I think :)
Thanks for the reply Danny, I would like to post the photo of my Den but I don't know how can I post it here :(
Diu Ho Lung you can upload it on a photo sharing site, like photobucket, and send me the link in a comment :)
Does Den. burana emerald need a winter rest? I get mixed answers..
Hi, nope it's a 'Phalaenopsis' type, no rest for these orchids :)
Hey Danny! I have noticed the buds forming. This is my first den nobile rebloom so I am quite excited! I wanted to ask when you actually resume fertilising. Is it at the same time that you bring in the plant? Also, I am only seeing buds on the newest cane. Is it possible that I will get some on the old ones too?
Actually, I just noticed 3 on the older canes too! :)
Hi Anna, I start fertilizing when new canes start to grow out, pretty much after the blooms are done. No need to fertilize now while buds are growing :) and yes the older canes can have a few buds too :)
Cool! Thanks! :)
Well mine has decided to grow and bloom at the same time. Weird! I also wanted to tell you that one of my phals is growing a tiny spike from a place where there was already a spike. Super strage! Maybe you could do a video on orchid anomalies. :)
My dendrobium has a bud with roots. Can you tell me something about that?
Where can i send you a picture?
Hi, it could turn out to be a keiki, or just a node with some roots, it happens :)
Hey Danny! +missorchidgirl I live in Brazil and we don't have a severe winter like you do. In Sao Paulo, we usually have only a month of low temperatures. But... I actually bought my first dendribium nobili during the winter time, so when should I start the "winter rest" giving that I'll have blooms during all winter? Thank you very much! 😘
Hi, well it depends in what stage it was in when you bought it (if it had flowers or not) and how it is now. The rest should come when the canes stop growing, if your orchid already has buds or flowers there is no need for the rest now. If there are canes still growing it still needs warm temperatures, water and fertilizer.
Is it normal for some leaves to turn yellow during the winter rest? I think I read somewhere that the leaves fall of, but I'm not sure if this happens to all canes or only the old ones? It's a stupid question, but when I bought the plant, it had all leaves and was in full bloom, so do the leaves regrow after the winter rest?
I also made the mistake to cut off the old canes, so I'm not sure If I should water a little bit more during this period?
+Cinnamon it is common for some leaves to yellow and fall especially of the old canes, they won't all fall though. The leaves will not regrow, but the new shoots will have leaves. In the winter rest you can water lightly if you see the canes shrivel excessively. Since the orchid isn't growing it really doesn't consume too much energy to need a lot of water.
+MissOrchidGirl Thank you for the answer! Love your channel, beautiful orchids
Hi Danny,
I am new to Dendrobium Care and have Nobile types. I️ just separated new keiki canes in September. They appear fully formed with several leaves and have a decent height. Do I️ winter rest these new individual canes? Do I️ make it a shorter or milder rest? Just want your thoughts since they don’t have a reserve of other canes.
I️ also have small keikis that I️ separated from a dying cane & potted. They are small & still developing (not grown into a fully-formed cane). Do I️ winter these? Thankful for any advice you can offer.
😄Alethea
+pwnzorsloth Hi, yes you can provide a mild rest for the fully mature keikis, just pay attention that they don't shrivel too much. With the other keikis I would wait another year, right now they could use more vegetative care and enough time to grow a bigger cane :)
Thanks for this video! Brad has a video about his two Dendrobium Nobiles that he kept in two separate environments. One bloomed while the other made many keikis. This does seem to confirm your assumption; the plant that he kept in bright sunlight during the summer was the one that created the blooms indicating that the likelihood for flowers was based on it's growing circumstances prior to the winter dormancy (and therefore the first watering thereafter). I just received a D. Spectabile which is currently very small (two canes of ~7") and I have not been able to find out if it should have a dormant period as well. Is it safe to assume that all Dendrobiums require this dormancy? Do you have any experience with D. Spectabile?
Hi, yep Yamamoto themselves suggest lower temperatures in winter time so I think that's a definite trigger :) I don't have any experience with the spectabile, I have a thyrsiflorum but he is just coming of blooming age, no blooms just yet. As far as I know, most species undergo a change in climate during winter time, best thing to do is to check the natural habitat. Some require a more drastic dormancy, while others not so much, it also depends if it's a species or a cross that inherited multiple traits (like the Berry Oda, Kingianum is bud blasting like mad but Berry Oda is a trooper, he got some good traits from the bigibbum). I think most Dens will benefit from drier conditions and lower temperatures, how low though, that just depends on the natural habitat.
hey danny how are you?? the other day i have seen someone growing orchids under led lights... what do you think about growing orchids under artificial lights?? thanks
Hi Vitor, it is certainly very good in the seasons where there is no sunlight or if you don;t have a proper exposure. I have never tried it because I didn't really need it, but many people grow orchids under light during winter, so it's a good solution :)
ok thanks :)
Hey Danni,
I'm looking at getting my first Dendrobium next year the Stardust Firebird if I can find it. I don't have any experience with dendobiums. You mention these orchids require a cold place for dormancy in order for them to produce blooms. I don't have a cold place in my house, so should I not get Dendrobiums for that reason? Do you still have the Stardust Firebird Dendrobium? Thank you for any suggestion!
Hi Ed, the cold period is meant to season the orchid, stabilize a good growth pattern and promote a nice blooming season. Without the colder period Dendrobiums can get off season quite bad, this might not be something so scary, but it might just mess up their 'internal clock' :P due to my move I have nobiles in all stages of growth.. when will they bloom? I have no idea, if they will that is. Do they have energy to produce new growths and grow them nicely during the shorter days of winter? again I have no idea :P will those growths even bloom or grow tall? I don't know :)) I don't like not knowing, that's the problem with them. So for now I cannot tell how no cold period will affect them in the long run. About the stardust I don't have it, this hybrid is prone to create a loooot of keikis.Both my plants got depleted before I realized it and they both died. I would check the care for the dendrobium unicum, as it is in the stardust parentage ;)
No need to check the Dendrobium Unicum parentage when I can go to you for answers :P. I guess dendrobiums won't be in my collection as they can be very complicated. Thank you Danni
Go to MissOrchidGirl if you have any orchid questions and give it a thumbs up and subscribe.
I accidentally removed an anther cap on my phalaenopsis on a fail to pollinate orchids, and now the column is shriveling up, is it ok if I cut of the bloom?
You can remove the flower or just let it dry by itself, a flower that has it's polen removed will die off anyway :)
Please can u help me I have denodruim noble from supermarket in full bloom how do I keep it now and when do I prepere it for winter and watering and also how do I look after it so next year I get more plz help
UK 🇬🇧
How will kakies come
I am from Toronto, I am wondering where can I get this plant? Please get back to me!
Hi, try searching for online orchid shops in Canada or try to go to an orchid show, there are shows regularly in your area from what my viewers tell me :) good luck!
Hi Danni, Just wanted to ask will you be doing vids on other type of orchids going into winter rest? :-)
+Rosemary457 Hi Rosemary, yes I will, I have just a few more but I will make a video on them :) they just go into dormancy at different times :P
+MissOrchidGirl Thank you, I'm taking notes lol :-)
Take a discussion with Roger's Orchids. Best wishes from Bo.
My dendrobium stardust firebird produced 11 khakis this autumn 😰
I have 5 pots of oncidium orchids, what should I do when the roots are all dead and cut off? I want to continue to take care of them.
Thank you.
Toronto.Ontario
Hi there :) please explain more what you mean with dried roots? are you referring to the roots that are outside the pot? or is the whole root system dead? did you already repot the orchids?
MissOrchidGirl I am referring to plant inside the pot, there is no roots inside the pot so I am pretty sure the whole root system is dead, I already repotted them but nothing seems to be working, what I'm trying to figure out is a way to make the plant sprout roots again. If you have an email or something I would like to forward you a picture or video to show you my problem, I don't want my plants to die! please save them!
Phuong Le you can send me the link to a picture or the link to the video here in a comment. Let's not panic yet :) how long has it been since you are waiting for the new roots?
imgur.com/1daRK0R
It has been 1 month since I have been waiting and caring for it!
Here is also 2 more images of what I am currently dealing with, thank you for help!
imgur.com/1ADkO1z
imgur.com/8utfHDP
WINTER AND WATERING: I am trying to decide if i should continue watering my dendrobium. She has a flower spike which came into full bloom in the late November, because I bought her in mid November with small buds. Now her flowers are beginning to die off, im assuming because of the winter chill and one leaf is turning yellow. Our winter lows are usually 46'F Should I still water her because of these flowers? Or shall i give her a winter rest? No buds on her, just a cane with flower spike and root stems from the bottom of the flower spike. All in all my main question is should I still be watering during winter rest when in bloom?
Also, I'm no good with Phal's!! Even though they haven't died the won't produce new roots. A new root burned at the tip and all healthy roots shriveled all while developing a new leaf and a bulge which looked like to be a new root never came through and the leaves are leathery. As its winter should I water a sick Orchid?
Hi Catherine, if your Dendrobium has a flower spike, then it is not a noble type so it doesn't need a winter rest, most probably it is a Debdrobium Phalaenopsis, which doesn't need to be chilled and should stay at an intermediate temperatures all year round. About your other orchids, I have a feeling you never repotted them :) I would repot them, use fresh media, for Phals I would suggest only using bark media and nothing else. Water the Phals when the media is dry and roots are silvery. The burned roots are an indicator of excess salts or toxic substances produced by the broken down media. So, repot, water when the media is dry, never over fertilize and keep the orchids warm, room temperature and you're good to go :) good luck!
Soy Francisca yo compré dos dendrobium pero no sé cómo se ve la flor uno se llama D burana crystal D burana honey pearl la otra es D honey x blushing si tu las tienes pudieras enseñar la flor te lo agradecería yo veo todos tus vídeos muchas gracias
You should try answering questions on all experts.com, so you don't have to always answer in comments, which aren't always questions.
Thanks for the link David :) I am not an expert though I may do mistakes and also I enjoy reading and answering all comments, it makes me feel closer to my viewers so it's not a hassle for me to answer the comments :) I never miss a comment unless it goes into spam folder for some reason ;)