Dendrobium Dawn Maree

[zainal abidin]

Though an old hybrid. it is a winner any day.

Thanks Sriram for giving me positive input.

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That's absolutely beautiful.What conditions do you grow it in?
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I'm growing it under the shade with temperature at night 24degree Celsius and the day is 27 to 34degree C. This type of hybrid I think will also do better under your atmosphere, as the plant matured more buds will come, Geoff also got this hybrid and interestingly producing so pretty flowers.

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A favourite of mine too, although my clone is not a super as yours Zain. Spring and early summer flowering here in Uk . Something to look forward to in our dismal winter.
Grey skies.....temperatures down to 2,3,4 in the early morning - here in the most favoured part of UK, occasionally minus. I like to do an hour at a local gym every morning before breakfast - get home by 7.30 before my wife wakes up. But I look carefully at my whole array of sensors in my bathroom telling me the rainfall in the night, and the air and ground temperatures, and if some rain, and zero or minus, I take the day off - i am terrified of slipping on ice -old bones are fragile ( my birthday in 2 days - 86 - no I can't believe it either) and even a minor break meaning I can't drive or do things in the house would be a disaster , as my wife is a semi invalid, can't stand for more than a few minutes,
can't lift any weight at all, not even a full kettle, can't walk more than a few yards...Sorry - I guess that a wakeful spell at 4 am is not the time to start spilling my worries.

Geoff when the plant in flowers I'm choosing the best clone over the rest, majorities the lip color relatively pallor and dull but I spotted this one with the intense red lip that was my dream previously I'm pretty lucky to get this clone. 2,3 and 4 degree C is extremely low for us here recently our temperature down to 23 C that was very weird . Take care and be careful I knew during winter some locations is very slippery and at this age with the osteoporosis bone anything can happen. By the way Happy Birthday to you Geoff.

[paphioboy]

Really good colour on this Dawn Maree.. What media do you grow this and the other black-haired (section Formosae) dends in, Zainal? Previously I tried charcoal in both clay and plastic pots but they didn't like it, although other growers are successful potting them in charcoal. I find that they seem to prefer coarse coconut husk, but I have to control watering and those small annoying snails like to chew the root tips.

[zainal abidin]

Really good colour on this Dawn Maree.. What media do you grow this and the other black-haired (section Formosae) dends in, Zainal? Previously I tried charcoal in both clay and plastic pots but they didn't like it, although other growers are successful potting them in charcoal. I find that they seem to prefer coarse coconut husk, but I have to control watering and those small annoying snails like to chew the root tips.

Hi Li I'm using purely coconut husk I agree with you not all of them love it but for other species like formosum it doesn't like it but really love charcoal and for cruentum I noticed a piece of wood is the best. As you mention using coconut husk need to control the water.