Grow a Dendrobium Orchid From seedling?

[orchidbaby]

Was thinking about purchasing, what is described as seedling sized dendrobium Aridang Blue. For the CHEAP price I think it's worth a try! Would also be my first dendrobium and first with a lil seedling. (Even though I'm not sure how little it will be) the reason why I want to go with the seedling sized Den versus an adult, my space is extremely cramped ATM, lol but I'm so drawn to the look of dendrobiums. Any thoughts?
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[cucubirds]

Dendrobium Aridang Blue will grow into quite a big plant. This type of dendrobium are warm-loving orchid.

Given that your limited space, I think mini-dendrobium which are more easier to manage & grow.

But, remember they are warm-loving & sun-loving(a bit short of cattleya light level).

Hope this helps.

[catttan]

The Aridang Blue could grow to about 18 inches to 2 feet tall. If you want to grow the mini types look for the Den compactum or Den kingianum crosses. And as Cucubirds mentioned dends are high light plants.

[orchidbaby]

Oh thanks guys, ill see if I can find smaller . Do they grow that fast from seedling size?
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[cucubirds]

Not that fast. I don't know how big is your seedling. Small seedling itself may not grow to that big.

Instead new shoots will get bigger & bigger till they reach mature size since this is sympodial orchid. So, when your plant reach that big size(let's say 2 feet tall), probably it has 3 or more shoots already.