Dendrophylax gracilis info

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But if you find a source of either gracilis or varius, let us know
I have four other Dendrophylax species in my warm Orchidarium but would like to collect them all eventually.

 

I grow D. lindenii, D. sallei, D. fawcettii, and D. funalis. I've only grown lindenii for more than a year, the rest were acquired relatively recently. They are all in a warm-intermediate orchidarium in my basement with 60F low nights and 75F days in winter and 65-70 low nights and 80-85F days in summer. Humidity is controlled by a fogger and is always between 80% and 90%. I keep them relatively bright, but since I have a lot of seedlings of sallei and lindenii, some of them are shadier than others. I grow them mounted with just a bit of Spanish moss under them. They grow well so far!

 

Put me on the list if you ever find Dlax. gracilis or especially Dlax. varius, too. I unfortunately can't say I'm too familiar with Dlax. gracilis, though.

 

I currently have Dlax. lindenii, fawcetii, porrectus, and a hybrid (sallei x lindenii). I got them all from flasks about a year ago. I grow them all in trays with coconut husk in the bottom that is usually submerged in water. On top of that is egg crate and then a screen sheet. The coconut husk provides humidity while the screen prevents any smaller plants from falling into the water. All the Dlax. porrectus are mounted on twigs but grown in the same setup. I grow them all under warm and cool T10 (I think?) LED bulbs as well as two random full-spectrum LED lights that I just had lying around...They've all done fairly well for me thus far but don't seem to like when it gets cooler in the winter, to no surprise. The hybrid is supposedly a "easier to grow Dlax. lindenii," but I've found no difference in how they behave at all.

 

I'd like to join this thread
Well, I can't say I'm a professional orchid grower as I only have a newly bought Brassavola nodosa. Planning on getting B. Cucculata, some paphiopedilums, stanhopeas and a few others soon. But, I really like dendrophylax. And since I don't have a heated terrarium and would only buy a regular one with a fogger and maybe artificial light, I wondered which Dendrophylax species would work for me. What do you think? I really like D. Fawcettii but don't seem to be able to find them for sale anywhere. Any suggestions for other species and where to buy fawcettii would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

To my knowledge all Dendrophylax species grow in warm-hot humid subtropical wetlands. The Caribbean species would be less cold tolerant than Florida but they still prefer warmth.

 

I'm from Israel, which means mediterranean climate. I know that no one of the Dendrophylax species could stand the lowest temps of the winter, which can get to 10 degrees and 5 degrees in extreme cases. And also, humidity isn't 90+, at least not all the time for sure. So I know a terrarium would be needed. But which species would be the easiest and fastest to grow? more info: The hottest days can get to 40+ with a low humidity percentage, my balcony has half shade and shade.

 

These are the species I like:
Dendrophylax fawcettii
Dendrophylax funalis
Dendrophylax gracilis
Dendrophylax lindenii
Dendrophylax sallei
Dendrophylax varius

 

I'm saying i don't think any would be suitable, they all have pretty much the same requirements and none are very forgiving.

 

How is your Brassavola doing first of all? You can have several other orchids where you live, especially if you can make sure to protect them from low night temperatures during winter. Once you have some orchids which are doing well and some others which are not doing so well, then you have an idea what you can grow. I have been growing orchids both in Europe and the US for about 40 years and I never acquired any Dendrophylax, simply because I didn't think I had the conditions to grow them.

 

Brassavola is pretty new but I see there's a bud coming out. And the roots are looking nice and healthy. We have some orchid nurseries here, they have a lot but some of the species can't grow here outside. If I got a dendrophylax I would probably buy a terrarium for it, and I wonder if Dendrophylax funalis could grow in a terrarium with a fogger and RO system.