Dendrobium changjiangense ‘Blood Ruby’

[DrLeslieEe]

After 4 years and 3 expensive deceased plants later, I’ve successfully grown and bloomed this rare species I got from Wenqing Perner.

Plant is succulent-like with sharp leaves that resemble daggers. The single ruby red flower is borne on the top of growth, and supposed to bloom sequentially. The size of entire flower is 1 cm in NS. But it makes up this minuscule size with that intense blood red flower. I just adore the plant.

 

[Ozpaph]

strange

 

[abax]

Quite a lovely contrast between leaves and flower color. Insects must be drawn straight
to the flower. No fooling' around.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Quite a lovely contrast between leaves and flower color. Insects must be drawn straight
to the flower. No fooling' around.

I wonder if it’s a fly that pollinates it.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

strange

It’s this strange peculiarity that drew me to it lol.

 

[Guldal]

Glad your hard work finally bore fruit! Clonal name very appropriate! Congrats!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Happily another tiny red flower pop out from the evergreen short flower stalk… the concept of successful sequential blooming is 3 months for it lol. I still think it’s a succulent in disguise :

 

[Greenpaph]

Nice job .
Great photos

 

[GuRu]

Tiny plant with a more tiny flower.....ideal to grow it in a vitrine.