Dendrobium vexillarius

[naoki]

Newbie question. What's PNG?

Marco, it is frequently used to mean Papua New Guinea. I might be wrong but people have been using it incorrectly, and "New Guinea" might be more appropriate in many cases. This species (and many others) are from the island of New Guinea (or Papua island). "Papua New Guinea" is the country which includes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (and other islands around there). The western half belongs to Indonesia.

So "New Guinea" is more correct than PNG at least for this species. This particular variety is mostly PNG origin, but there is a few populations found in Indonesian side of New Guinea.

 

[NYEric]

Since you are growing orchids on the stove, how about making a bit space by drinking up the beer in the fridge? oke:

Haha, the fridge is full of pollen, bulbs, and even a little food.

 

[Tom-DE]

Newbie question. What's PNG?

While people are talking about PNG Dens , they are referring to a dozen or more of cool/cold growing small Dendrobium species from this(PNG) region, including cuthbertsonii and vexillarius mentioned on this thread. Those Dendrobium species have colorful long-lasting flowers....Most of them still are not readily available and a bit expensive if you are lucky to find them.

In general, those PNG Dendrobiums are not easy to grow/bloom. Plants can die in days if the culture requirements are not met.

 

[Marco]

Tom - thanks! Extremely informative!