This plant is admittedly not one that people call “beautiful.” It is an oddity that I admired when visiting Lowell’s greenhouse last August. When I inquired about the name, he graciously offered me some pieces of it and brought them to our next Oklahoma Orchid Society meeting. The plant is
Dendrobium anceps, anceps meaning “double-edged.”
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| Dendrobium anceps |
It is planted in a net pot with coconut husk chips. The plant hasn’t looked great over the last 5 months and I wasn’t sure that I was giving it the care that it desired. However, I noticed recently that it was covered in buds. And I mean covered! It is even blooming on the leaves that look burnt and dead.
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| Dendrobium anceps buds |
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| Dendrobium anceps bud - such an interesting shape |
The buds peak out from the overlapping leaves and look really neat before they open. Once they open, they have that signature look of many
Dendrobium.
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| Dendrobium anceps blooms |
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| Dendrobium anceps blooms |
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