Amazing.I think I need one.

All I can say is "WOW"!

Super Dooper bloomer. Where did it come from??
Bill

This is a primary cross from Queensland, Australia. It appears that there are parts of Queensland that have similar weather conditions. Other than cold snaps. That gets the flowering plants in the house. I want more plants from the same microclime. I'm thinking they might like it here. But which ones? I need to find American growers that grow them. On my list...

This is a very desirable orchid with a problem name.
There is no registered Dendrobium orchid called Spiker.
However, there is Dendrobium listed on the net called
Den. Haleahi Twist 'Spiker'. How appropriate!

If you track back the ancestry of Den. Haleahi Twist you find species ancestors other than Den. canaliculatum and maybe the combination of ancestors produces the very desirable flowering trait.

From appearances of flowers, plant leaf shape compared to known plants with canaliculatum or the species it would be an odds on bet to win. It is unfortunate that the names and records do not match. I'm still focused on finding plants from the same microclime that matches canaliculatum...

There is probably nothing wrong with your plant tag. It probably reads Den. Haleahi Twist 'Spiker' x canaliculatum.

The Hybridiser has gone back to Den. canaliculatum again and you have this excellent result.

I haven't got orchidwiz, so I cannot tell what species appear in the ancestry of Den. Haleahi Twist without a lot of laborious back tracking but canaliculatum and gouldii + other species are there already.

33 months and counting. It is down to one flowering spike that has started to fade. But now the emergences of a new spike. Just like last summer, it faded then too. It must not like the summer heat but there are 4 new healthy canes. The new spike is on one of the new canes. Many of the old canes look used up. The canes will flower several seasons.

Looks like your feeding steroids. :>)

Lovely and healthy looking.

That is wonderful - very cute individual flowers and spectacular together in spikes.

Where can one of these be purchased? I searched on-line but came up with only websites that I am not at all familiar with.

Thanks for posting and happy growing

Maryanne in WMass

I have had this plant for 20 years. Survived 3 hurricanes and a mite infestation. Healthy and blooming now. I think this plants roots go to tropical Australia. Similar weather as mine. I need to protect it 50 and below. I think part of the reason of blooming is it likes the climate. If you had exotic climate control in Mass. it might do the same. The summer thins the flowers from the heat. But it persists. The one new spike will take two months until it finally ends. That will allow it to generate more spikes and more canes. I hope.

Den. Blue Twinkle I think is related. You might be able to find that. Different color but same flower shape and is long lasting too. Don't know where to get one of these.

What a nice specimen