I have had this orchid for 10 years and I can't identify it. It has never flowered. I have tried keeping it in the shade, keeping it in the sunlight, using different potting mixes and fertilisers. It is growing on bark at the moment. Can anybody help me to identify it?
I'm no orchid expert, but it looks a lot like my Dendrobium, which is blooming right now. The biggest difference that I can see is that my plant has lots of bare, live stems without leaves, something that I saw in wild plants in Hawaii. Perhaps the lack of blossoms can be explained by excessive feeding or watering. Hopefully, some of our orchid experts will have more to say on this.
It looks to me like Dendrobium kingianum. It is native to the coast of Queensland and a bit south. Do a Google search on the name for more info. There should be plently of good orchid societies in your area that you could ask too. Are you on the coast or inland? Maybe temperature or humidity is the issue? http://www.aos.org/AM/Template.cfm?S...entDisplay.cfm
Temperature and watering are a bigger factor than light for blooming with these. That's why a lot of people have trouble with them producing keikis instead of blooming. But yes, high light is a requirement.
