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Orchid Species: Dendrobium phalaenopsis

Kew currently accepted name is Dendrobium bigibbum

Dendrobium phalaenopsis is an orchid species identified by Fitzg. in 1880. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Dendrobium bigibbum.
Genus
Dendrobium (Den.)
Grex
phalaenopsis
Parents
Species
Author
Fitzg.
Year
1880
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Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Dendrobium Den bigibbum 1852 Lindl.
Add+ Dendrobium Den lithocola 1989 D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.
Add+ Dendrobium Den striaenopsis 1989 M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Add+ Vappodes Vap bigibba 2002 (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Add+ Callista Callista bigibba 1891 (Lindl.) Kuntze
Add+ Callista Callista phalaenopsis 1891 (Fitzg.) Kuntze
Add+ Callista Callista sumneri 1891 (F.Muell.) Kuntze
Add+ Dendrobium Den sumneri 1867 F.Muell.
Add+ Vappodes Vap striaenopsis 2002 (M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Add+ Vappodes Vap lithocola 2002 (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Add+ Vappodes Vap phalaenopsis 2002 (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Jumbo' (2015) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Holly' (1987) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Crowhurst' (1985) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Swift' (1985) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Sitton' (1980) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Crestwood' (1977) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Imperial' (1973) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Ridge' (1973) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Margie Garretson' (1972) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Walcrest' (1969) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Equinox' (1967) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Ruth' (1966) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Snowball' (1963) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Michael Collin' (1963) Den. phalaenopsis var. album 'Miyamoto' (1959)
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DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Buds Dry and Fall Off by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). May be caused by ethylene. A79-262 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Hit by Cold Spell by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Remove all discolored canes and rhizomes; repot and water sparingly until new roots reach pot edge. F70-182 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: How to Get Them to Bloom by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Grow warm and humid until Labor Day then move them to the cymbidium house, slightly reduce watering until Christmas when growths are complete; return to warm house for flowering in about 60 days. O... 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Minimum Optimums by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Hardcane: 65 deg.F. nights, with 50% relative humidity, and 4,000 fc. winter and 8,000 fc. summer; softcane: 55 deg.F. to 60 deg. nights, with 50% relative humidity and 3,000 fc. winter and 6,000 f... 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: New Growth Rots in July and September by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Several diseases can cause the injury; water early in the day and only enough. A72-55 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Old Canes by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). If plump and good, keep on plant; if old and weak, remove. A69-1003 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Pot Size by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Relative to pseudobulb height; under four inches high (10 cm.) use pot two and three-quarters inch to three inch (7 cm.); canes four to eight inches high use three and a half inch pot; eight to fif... 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Propagation Methods by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Those with runners or rhizomes can be divided like cattleyas; those like Den. lyonii can be split into clumps of pseudobulbs; pendulous types like Den. anosmum may be divided by means of keikis or ... 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: The Gatton Way to Get Flowers by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Get them into vigorous growth in February; feed and grow until August with regular fertilizer; in August change to good potash fertilizer; reduce temperature ten to 15 degrees F. at same time for s... 0
DENDROBIUM PHALAENOPSIS: Too Tall by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler). Stunt them by removing the top three or four inches; flowering spike or keikis will appear. F70-116 0
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