Dendrobium Nora Tokunaga

[Dorsetman]

A well-known hybrid - a primary cross between D.atroviolaceum and D.rhodostictum. These are valuable plants in the collection because the flowers last so long - months, not weeks.
The plant is flowering now on the 2016 cane which is some 2 inches taller and twice as fat as the previous one ; the 2017 cane is another two inches higher, but thinner, but I believe it will go on increasing as the 2018 cane grows, or at least I hope it will. New Guinea plants these, but at reasonably high locations so they will grow and flourish in my temperatures.
I carried this plant in from the greenhouse for photography this afternoon, together with another plant I will post in a few minutes - Cyrostele Purple Rain, and my wife asked what had the wonderful scent. I had not noticed it in the greenhouse, amongst all the other scents ( there may be 50 or so orchids in flower of one kind and another ) . But now with just the two of them on my desk, I can't actually smell anything. But then it is dark ( apart from the screen and a working light).

[Sheryl]

Pretty markings!

[Chris in Hamilton]

Very Nice! Great photo's as well!

[JDT]

I am still waiting for mine to bloom, with your environment being cooler may be it needs it much cooler to bloom, but it still growing and putting out new pb's, nice colors Geoff!

[Roy]

Very nice Dend.

[ksriramkumar]

Wow!!.This one is very nice. I should look for one.