Beautiful Hazel,
What is that on the right with the white flowers?
Valerie

Hello Valerie, The flower on the right is an unamed dendrobium that my mother bought for me three years ago,a year before she died aged 92 so it is a very very special orchid for me.
Hazel.

Hazel,

I had mine under growlights in the basement. I think it was too cool down there. Now they're upstairs and in full bloom. They like it warm.

"orchids in kitchen", orchids in the bathroom, bedroom, etc...
All sounds normal to me lol! You have some beautiful plants there! Very cheerful when washing dishes, I bet -my least favorite chore :P
~SJN

Very pretty!

Felixcat,
Do you fertilize and if so, with what? I have 2 dendrobians
I've had about 18 mos and once they flowered they never flowered again.. but the leaves are very healthy and grow many. I figure if i can keep these 2 alive for over a year I must be doing something right, but obviously not everything..Can you help me? Karen

Hazel, the dendrobium you have looks like Den. Jiad White. Thats a very pretty collection you have. Dendrobiums grow and bloom beautifully for me but I'm still trying to figure out phalaenopsis : )
Karen, I think low light may be the reason your dendrobiums havent flowered. One way of finding out is by checking the colour of the leaves. If the leaves are deep green, light is not enough. They need to be a lighter apple-green. Gradually move them into stronger light . I live in India and my dendrobiums are all kept outdoors year-round in almost full sun. BTW, the Orchid forum here at Gardenweb is a very friendly and helpful group if you have any doubts.
Oh yes, and dendrobiums seem to thrive on neglect.

Hazel, your orchids are beautiful..They look really nice in that particular window..

Sunita, I agree Dens require good light to bloom..Once I set mine outdoors in summer, it blooms continuously. Toni

Those are beautiful. Mine do well as long as I ignore them. I used to kill them with care, now I treat them almost like my bromeliads and they do beautifully.
Karyn

Hello Karen, Yes I agree with Sunita, dendrobium means tree dweller and is used to a high light level whilst the phalies need a medium light ( higher in winter will not hurt the phalies.)My wisteria prevents scorch through the summer and acts like a curtain. The dendobiums need more sun and light. I use a half strength bonsai fertilizer high in middle number and only feed every second or even third watering when in growth cycle and not at all when dormant. Hope this helps.My phalies have been in flower almost non stop for months and if you cut above a flower stem node they invariably put out another flower shoot.
Hope this helps Hazel.