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Originally Posted by csabol  Hello all, This is my first posting and i'm concerned about my Dendrobium Kingianum. |
I think the problem is that the "K" in kingianum is capitalized. Species names don't like to be capitalized.
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Originally Posted by csabol I did not water it all that often in the winter but have increased now that it's spring. |
On a more serious note, I think this is your problem. You've treated it like a nobile Dendrobium and not a kingianum. Den nobile likes a cool dry winter while kingianum likes a cool wet inter. We grow lots of kingianum line bred species and hybrids here in Australia (they're native here) and I have several. I keep mine fairly wet all year round. Our winters here are cool (maybe 50F day and 40F night) and wet and this is when they bloom. Your plant looks severely dehydrated to me which the plant would be if it weren't watered.
Your light sounds good. I dont' know what your temps are like but mine get as low as 40F at night in the winter and over 100F in the day in summer.
They're cycle is that they grow in spring/summer, growths mature and they start t spike in autumn and they bloom in winter then sit for a few weeks before they start growing again.
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Originally Posted by csabol Every care sheet says how easy it is to grow and I have not had much luck. |
Well, every orchid can be super easy if the conditions are right. The opposite is true too, every orchid can be difficult if the conditions are not right.
It's spring for you now right? So you should be watering and it should probably start growing new growths (not keikis) at about this time.
Oh and I should probably mention that I do not fertilize my kingies at all.
Keep us posted with your progress.