Dendrobium lasianthera

[JDT]

This is the last orchid I purchased at a local county plant fair the first part of May, it was in bud at the time I purchased but it took this long for the flower to fully open. My concern now is what do I repot this in, currently this plant stands 4 feet tall, I guess lots of rocks for the bottom of the pot first for weight before media.

[Chris in Hamilton]

That's some spike! Does it really need to be repotted?

[JDT]

It is currently in sphagnum moss and it has turned green so yes it needs to be repotted, I also like my potted orchids be planted in clay pots. Sphagnum only last for about a year in the south Florida climate. When I took these pictures today I had to put the pot on the ground, you can just see the top of one of the canes behind the second picture, the close-up I had to sit in a chair and look up, with the spike it is over 5 feet tall.

[Chris in Hamilton]

Yea, I'm going to clay for all my Den's and Cat's. Repotting as soon as they show new roots or in the case of new plants, as soon as they finish flowering.

[ksriramkumar]

Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing

[catttan]

One of the most desirable and beautiful of dendrobiums. In the 1960s it was almost impossible to obtain one outside Papua New Guinea. Congrats.