Dendrobium Nobile hybrid keiki care: Why my Dendrobium offspring blooms

Do you grow orchid keikeis? As you know, orchid ofshoots often doesn't flower. Nevertheless my Dendrobium Nobile hybrid keiki makes me happy. It has been flowering since last month! I'd like to devote this entry to Dendrobium Nobile hybrid keiki care. I'm going to tell you about why my Dendrobium offspring blooms.

"Waltz of the Flowers"

I got the keiki from one of flower lovers in September 2014. "I planted it in July. The keiki feels fine. However it has not bloomed yet", - the plant lover lamented. "But this plant is too young! I think that it isn't able for blooming", - I said. I didn't believe that the offspring can bloom.

"Born in Winter". The first flowers of my Dendr. bloomed in December

I brought the orchid keiki home and located the plant at a light place on my glassed loggia. And in October I detected the buds! When I detected them I was glad like a child. "My little orchid is going to bloom!", - I exclaimed. The first couple of flowers bloomed in December.

My Dendrobium Nobile hybrid keiki is blooming

Why does my Dendrobium Nobile hybrid keiki bloom? First of all, it lives in the sunlight. This orchid adores bright diffused light. I never locate the offspring in the shade.

Couples of the Flowers

In November I relocated my orchid keiki from the loggia to the room because this hybrid orchid is afraid of cold. Orchid lovers say that Dendr. Nobile needs a rest period without watering. They say that this contrivance stimulates the flowering. 

However I think that Dendrobium Nobile hybrid care differs from "pure-blooded" Dendrobium Nobile care. I didn't give a rest period for my orchid keiki. The beautiful "hard worker" has bloomed without this "floricultural trick"!

I water the plant when the soil dry fully.

Happy New Orchid!

My green pet has tender lilac-white flowers. This orchid is aromatic. The flowers smell sweet like luxury fresh scent perfumes. Also this hybrid Dendr. is a sociable green person. Flowers of the plant bloom in pairs, as a rule. 


It seems like they are dancing the Waltz.