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Dendrobium Stardust 'Firebird'



8th November 2018


As part of my exploration of Dendrobium I bought this one from a supermarket. It is 25% D. moniliforme so there was a chance that it would have some cold tolerance, the orange colour come from 50% D. unicum (the balance comes from an assortment of species).
It is a classic "Nobile" type Dendrobium with a pronounced winter dormancy. I wanted to know if it would tolerate the temperature in the greenhouse while dormant. Long story short - it wouldn't. I think that it might be possible to bring these types into the house in November and store them in a cupboard for a few months while they are dormant but I haven't tried it yet.