Dend lawesii

[jolenerm]

I have 2 of these miniatures, and a question hopefully that someone can answer. I have recently put them in a terrarium and they are doing fabulous. One is blooming (2 different spikes) but the other has produced about 3 small keikis in the last few weeks. Should I leave these on the mother plant--they a fairly tiny, approx 1/2 to 1 cm in size however, several have a full set of roots. I would like to see more blooms. Could it be too humid? Currently about 80% humidity.

[orchids4me]

Have you checked out the AOS culture sheet for Dendrobiums yet ? They have three catagories listed for types and some names of some under each heading. I do believe this one may be listed there. There's a link in the foum part of this site under care and cultivation. Check it out give it a read and see if your conditions match what it says it needs . I'm going to go check it out also I have a Den to check on as well
Let us know if you found what you needed there ...
I will checl some stuFf out to and see if I find anything out about this one. Thinking about getting one also...

[katrina]

I don't grow this particular Den but I would leave the keikis on the plant. The bigger the overall plant...the better future blooms will be.

As to the humidity...lawesii likes a lot of moisture so 80% humidity is not going to be a problem provided the roots aren't kept in soggy conditions. Moist - yes...soggy - no.

[jolenerm]

Thanks for the prompt response. I visit this forum alot, but have never posted before. I did look at the AOS culture sheets, helpful overall, but doesn't specifiably address humidity. I think I'll just watch them for a bit. I heard, in general, that if the watering conditions weren't right, they would tend to form keikis and not blooms. I just thought it was interesting one is blooming and the other forming masses of keikis.

[katrina]

Originally Posted by jolenerm

I heard, in general, that if the watering conditions weren't right, they would tend to form keikis and not blooms. I just thought it was interesting one is blooming and the other forming masses of keikis.

I know some dens will keiki rather than bloom if water and/or fert are given at the wrong time of the year but I've never heard anything like that about lawesii. Again though...I don't grow this one.

I'd say you're growing them right if the one is blooming for you.