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| Note the flower with the yellow callus on the lip |
One day I was in a Hardware store
in the town of Mayaguez when I noticed there was for sale a Dendrobium hybrid of the type called “antelope”. The term “antelope” is given to species of
the Sphatulata (previously Ceratobium) section of the Dendrobium genus because of a fancied
similarity between the petals and the horns of antelopes. This Dendrobium hybrid was clearly a
descendant of a cross of Sphatulata
species. The flowers were nice enough
although the color looked paler than I liked.
Nevertheless, I brought the plant, once I was out of the fluorescent lamps
of the store, I discovered that the color was far more pleasing under natural
light.
This orchid is not difficult to
cultivate as long as one follow some simple guidelines. First the media has to allow for ample air to
reach the roots, this means they do better in coarse media. The second is that they need regular
fertilizing while producing their canes, any slacking in this matter and the
plant will produce smaller canes which will not bloom to the full potential of which
this hybrid is capable. Third, this
plant needs plenty of light, I don’t give my plant full sun to avoid sunburn,
but I grow it just under the saran shadecloth where it gets strong light all
day long.
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