Dendrobium orchids make up one of the larger species of the more than one thousand different species of the orchid plant. The Dendrobium orchid is characterized by their colorful flowers and very unique petal formations as well as sturdy stems. What’s more, these orchids are also known to live for quite a long time and are native to regions in Asia and to the Polynesian Islands as well as are found growing in Australia and also in New Zealand.

Hybrid Varieties

If you are living in mainland America chances are that you will have seen the hardy Dendrobium orchid species being sold in flower markets and in some grocery stores. This shows that the Dendrobium orchid can survive even outside their native tropical regions. All it requires to grow them outside their homelands is giving the plants plenty of light, heat as well as humidity so that conditions in which they are grown are quite like as in their homeland.

Many of the varieties of Dendrobium orchid that are found outside their native regions are mostly hybrids and growing them properly requires that you put in a lot of effort especially in regard to ensuring that the plants get the right conditions to grow in and the right kind of nutrition. With proper care the hybrid Dendrobium orchid will live for a number of years and will bloom in the summertime and even produce offshoots that can be used for additional planting.

In order to ensure proper growth of the Dendrobium orchid you need to give it plenty of light, heat and fertilizer as well as water. In addition, the plants must be exposed to many hours of sunlight in the day and temperatures should never be less than sixty degrees Fahrenheit. In addition, these plants must be watered quite thoroughly – at least once during the week (in the growing season) and then once every ten to fourteen days in the offseason.

Provided you grow the Dendrobium orchid plant in proper conditions they will certainly bloom for a long time while hybrids will bloom for at most two months. The Dendrobium orchid flower has a symbolic meaning and is an aphrodisiac that is widely used in love potions. At one time, only very wealthy people could afford to grow the Dendrobium orchid plant because only they had the money to buy their greenhouses in which to grow these orchids. Today, the costs have come down and so anyone can grow the Dendrobium orchid.

The green dendrobium orchid lei are made up of more than fifty to sixty bright green colored orchids that are strung together. Hawaii is quite famous for its farms on which these green colored orchids are grown that people buy for wearing to a wedding or to celebrate an anniversary.