> Den. forbesii: > Does this species need any special treatment to flower. > The plant is a seedling, and there are four ps'bulbs -
The plant is much too small to think about flowering yet. It sounds like you are providing it with the right conditions but you didn't provide info about temperature conditions. Be careful of too much light (ie leaf burn) and keep the humidity up. Avoid getting water in the bracts of new growths as it is susceptible to rot. One grower I know will cover the pot with his hand and turn the plant upside down to gently shake out any water from the plant. The pseudobulbs of a mature plant are usually around 2ft long on well grown plants. You will probably find it it will take a couple more years to get to flowering size. At one stage you will notice that new growths will be much bigger. This growth spurt seems to be the case for many of the larger members of Dendrobium section Latouria such as D. engae, D. polysema, D. forbesii and these larger growths will be probably be flower bearing when they mature. Cheers...Steve _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
