Australian Dendrobiums are bred with species that originate only in Australia. The Aussies have done amazing work in the breeding of these and they have become very popular in Australia.
Here in the USA we rarely see the advanced hybrids for sale. We do see Den. kingianum and anyone who grows it knows how hardy they are. The Aussie Dendrobiums are all very hardy. They do well with hot summers (75-95 deg. days) and cool winters (40-55 deg. nights). I have been trialing them all over the USA and have had customers report good successes in Florida, Virginia, New York, Michigan, Oklahoma, and California. The flowers are fragrant and will fill the growing area with a wonderful aroma. Most importantly they re-flower from the old pseudobulbs. I have seen plants produce 12 inflorescences from a single bulb over a 5 year period that is a nice feature! Due to this re-flowering characteristic these plants form beautiful specimens in a relatively short period of time.
Here is the first significant offering in the USA of what our friends in Australia have worked so diligently on. Give them a try.
Australian Dendrobiums |
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These are considered by the Aussies as the next level of improvement: graceful long sprays of large sized flowers in lavender to pink with good lasting qualities. |
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960 |
An excellent inter-varietal combination: These will have large creamy yellow flowers, well arranged with more than 75 per inflorescence. Hybrids with ‘Windermere’ and ‘Daylight Moon’ in their backgrounds are magnificent.
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975 |
An excellent inter-varietal combination: These will have large creamy yellow flowers, well arranged with more than 75 per inflorescence. Hybrids with ‘Windermere’ and ‘Daylight Moon’ in their backgrounds are magnificent. |
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SVO 2355 |
Wow! These will be big yellow and lavender flowers with the starry shapeeveryone is looking for, very showy and robust growers. |
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SVO 2381 |
Another Wow! Aussie Parade will bring its yellow and orange colors to thiscross. Expect the flowers to range in shades of yellow with red markings. |
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SVO 2383 |
Another Wow! Aussie Parade will bring its yellow and orange colors to this cross. Expect the flowers to range in shades of yellow with red markings. |
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SVO 5016 |
This is my first hybrid with superior grex of Den. Jannine Banks. The expectation is for 15-20 starry flowers per inflorescence. Flowers will be in yellow colors with red spotting, making for a really showy display. |
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SVO 5019 |
Aussie Parade is an excellent breeder; it is a medium sized compact plant that flowers 2-3 times a year. Allyn Star is a spectacular bloomer with big sprays of flowers. Here we expect yellow flowers with red markings carried 15 or more per inflorescence. |
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SVO 5035 |
These will be from dark to light purple flowers with white to dark purple lips. These are excellent growers and bloomers which make an excellent floral show. |
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SVO 5039 |
Gillieston Jazz has the best deep purple-red color I have ever seen in an Aussie Den. The plant is also very compact and free flowering. This combination is for deep purple-red flowers. Don’t miss these as they are very nice, and also limited in supply. |
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SVO 5040 |
Victorian Bride has a very chunky flower form, has white flowers with purple markings, and it’s really showy. Expect nice chunky flowers with white and purple markings, however some will be solid dark purple-red. These will also be a bit more compact growing plants.
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SVO 5042 |
Here we have paired a superior semi-alba (white with red lip) kingianum to the green of Hilda Poxon. We are hoping for light green flowers with red lips, these will be exceptional. I also expect some white and lavender colors to appear. |
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SVO 5044 |
Den. inter-varietal (speciosum x pendunculatum) Herberton ‘Thumbi’ x Den. inter-varietal (speciosum x grandiflorum) ‘Mick’s Orange’
These will be big bright yellow flowers on gracefully arching Inflorescences. The yellow color forms are very popular with collectors. |
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Australian Artist (Den. Cobber ‘L&L’ x Den. speciosum ‘Yellow Moon’ AM/AOC)
Very limited, this is a remake of a popular hybrid. These will be white flowers with dark purple markings. |
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