Dendrobium griffithianum
Section Densiflorum - the usual ridged hard cane-like bulbs and rather leathery leaves.
Impossible to grow , as a beginner. When you have learnt that when you lift up the watering can/hose or whatever with one hand, you use the other to give yourself a smack , and say "naughty" "don't water until I tell you..." then you stand a chance. Actually they all seem to need watering when the new growth is developing, and otherwise - sometimes for monh after month on end, just the occasional misting. Then they flower. If you can't resist watering occasionally - like most beginners - as I was once - then you won't see flowers - ever.
But when they do flower, how lovely they are ; OK the flowers will only last 10 days, say ; they even start to close when I walk them through the garden in the dark, on their way to have their picture taken, although they do open again the following morning. Flowers getting on for 2 inches across.
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