Dendrobium

Finding

The key difference between D. venustum and D. delacourii is the plant size. There are three species with very similar flowers; these are D. delacourii, D. simondii, and D. venustum. They differ in plant size where D. delacourii is the smallest, most compact plant of the three having canes less than 10cm and D. venustum the largest having canes up to 60 cm long. This compact plant is D. delacourii with pseudobulbs measuring only 2 to 5 cm long. Supporting photos can be found in the IOSPE, OW and orchidroots.com. This plant is an excellent match to the D. delacourii description in Baker and Baker's, "Orchid Species Culture: Dendrobium".

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Judging Center: FNCJC

Award Number: 20231106

Award Date: May 13, 2023

Awarded As: Dendrobium venustum CCE/AOS

A flawlessly-grown eye-catching, compact display of 165 flowers and 166 buds on 31 inflorescences borne on approximately 100 pseudobulbs from 2 cm to 5 cm in length; 15-cm high by 39-cm wide beautifully grown in a 10.5-cm inch plastic pot, medium bark mix; flower base color chartreuse, slightly cupped; sepals and petals striped green, lanceolate; lip striped dark brown anterior half, acuminate, distal trichomes, three central keels; substance medium; texture matte; unusually compact form from any prior awarded plants.

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