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  1. September 20th, 2008, 07:18 PM #1
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    Default Dendrobium tetragonum

    this species is one of the cornerstones of Aussie Dendrobium hybridising.

    This has quite an unusual pseudobulb which is distinctly four sided.

    BTW, The scent is heavenly!

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  2. September 20th, 2008, 07:46 PM #2
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    That is one of the most unusual dens I have seen.
    Would love to get one!
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    That one is neat I need one too Gin
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    very unusual indeed!
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    Very cool. I haven't seen one like that before either! Thanks for sharing it, Tim!

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    Could you do another pic of the entire plant?? I would love to see the p-bulb as well. The flower is an eye-catcher! Nice...
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    Another winner Tim. Congrats on a beautiful bloom.
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    thanks for the nice comments everyone... it's nice to be able to share these Aussie beauties with y'all..

    Connie, here's the pic of the whole plant -
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    Tim ...amazing! I think I want it one, difficult to get it in Malaysia, I wonder whether it can grow it here because most of them from cool area and I don't have GH. The plants similar like den farmeri.Any idea how can I get it one?
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    Totally awesome, I have one that's just a baby, hope I can get it to bloom as nice as yours.
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