dendrobiums in the landscape

[glenyorl1]

Hello group, this is a great forum where everyone shares their experiences with our plants. Ive always loved orchids primarily because of their longevity and beauty. They fascinate me

Three years ago I bought a basket of Dendrobium Jacqueline Thomas and Uniwai Pearl from one of the online retailers. I wasn't too happy with them because the plants were small, mere seedlings!!

When they finished blooming I didn't have the heart to throw them out since it was pricey

I made a pile of lava rock, topped it with many bags of charcoal and orchid bark. I planted my dens and other later acquisitions directly in this mix and aimed the sprinklers at them. I keep the tags on my plants for future identification

Here's the result

[max]

What a nice arrangement of den you have there especially the dark purple one. Is that a Stapelia in the background on the right under all those gorgeous white flowers.

[123orchids]

lovely outside growth, well done

[glenyorl1]

Max eagle eyes! Yes it is a stapelia. It grows like a weed, I have it in a pot and it cascades over the edge

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Lovely dendrobium orchids!!

cheers,
BD

[Teena]

Lovely, quite the flowering garden bed you have going there. - martha

[catttan]

Lovely landscaping. Happy to see that there are still Jacqueline Thomas around. They used to be very popular in the 1960's .

[glenyorl1]

Jacqueline Thomas is great Yew Sung, they get up to 3 feet long. I also have Lois Bleriot, its an soldier too

[catttan]

Jacqueline Thomas is great Yew Sung, they get up to 3 feet long. I also have Lois Bleriot, its an soldier too

You really surprise me Glenn!!!! Louis Bleriot too? I didn't know it still existed - of course you must know this is one of the parents of that venerable Den Madame Pompadour. Yes they do bring back memories of my first 2 collections; Den Lady Faye and Lady Hamilton, May Neal, Guadalcanal, Caesar, Superbiens, Den Phalaenopsis White, Jacqueline Thomas Blue and others, whose names I have forgotten. And they were all around or just before the time you were born!!!! The 60's were the heyday of vandas and dendrobiums in Malaysia.

[paphioboy]

They look nice when planted out like this, but beware for snails and slugs in the medium...