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I have changed my culture slightly with these Australian dendrobiums ;' now I grow as wet as possible in the summer, and then - which I think is the secret of the glorious flowering, rest dry and very bright; in fact I keep them with the cattleyas in the winter.

It looks very much like a really strong coloured D. kingianum, which in fact is 50% of the cross - the other half being made up of equal parts of two other Aussie dendrobiums - I forgot which at the moment.
By the way, its in a 5 inch pot, growing in bark and perlite.

I wish I could put it up to the RHS Committee and hope for a CCC ( Cultural Commendation) but the only meeting of the Orchid Committee this month is at Kew , and whilst that is perhaps a mere 100miles from here, I should have to leave home before 5am to get the train in order to get the plant entered by 8.30am ( that is the rule) and the train fare would be £85 . Not very user-friendly, the RHS system, in fact designed for people living in or close to London, and never brought up to date. So I think I shall have to forego the hoped for pleasure.