I recently purchased an odd Dendrobium seedling, a selfing of a plant labeled Dendrobium antennatum 'Green Form.' The mother plant apparently came from Lonne's Orchid Nursery in Cairns. My plant is currently blooming, and the flowers are a pale green wherever a normal D. antennatum would be white: labellum, sepals, and pedicel. The petals are not twisted. Overall, the flowers look rather like the picture of D. strepsiceros in _Dendrobium and its Relatives_ by Lavarack, Harris, and Stocker, but my plant seems to be more green.
Can anyone comment on Dendrobium antennatum 'Green Form'? Is it a color form of D. antennatum, D. strepsiceros, or something else entirely? If it is a form of D. antennatum, what is its origin? Is there an easy way to distinguish D. antennatum from D. strepsiceros? Thanks. Nick -- Nicholas Plummer [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
