Real World Gardener Hybrid Dendrobium Orchids of the Week

Dendrobium sp. episode 2 Dendrobium hybrids <p>Australia has 50 native species of dendrobiums and dockrillias and most of these grow mainly somewhere along the east coast of Australia.  The ones that grow in Qld, in quite warm temperature to tropical areas, don’t grow so well further south and one might need a greenhouse to grow some of these.</p> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/91150702456773281/6614308728602688285'></a> <p> But those that originate in Victoria or NSW don’t do so well in the tropics.  This is where hybrid dendrobiums of these native orchids come in  Let’s find out..  I'm talking to native plant expert and orchidophile, Adrian O’Malley  Hybrid dendrobiums are numerous and as an example can be crosses of Dendrobium speciosum and Dendrobium kingianum.  This particular cross gives you Dendrobium x delicatum which can have either with or pink flowers and even perfume.  A famous one that Adrian mentioned is Dendrobium Hilda Poxon (pictured above). This is a cross between Dendrobium speciosum x Dendrobium tetragonum</p>