Dendrobium kingianum, or if it is a hybrid, D. kingianum is very dominant in the background. Lovely small compact orchid. I bet it has a nice fragrance on a sunny day. Your choice of pot is very pleasing combination. Tell us how you grow it.
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I grow it in a mix of milled bark and gravel and it remains outdoors year round in a humidity tray.
Those look great, especially the first one. How long does a planting like that last? Can they be maintained in show quality or do they look good for a season or two and then are spent?
Those look great, especially the first one. How long does a planting like that last? Can they be maintained in show quality or do they look good for a season or two and then are spent?
CRAP I didn’t realize that! I’ve unknowingly commented on this thread several times with no picture. Unfortunately, I barely have bonsai let alone accent plants to accompany them. So perhaps instead what about this species I saw on a bonsai FB post thag I think would be amazing as an accent plant?Thanks. How long? It depends on all kinds of factors - what plants you use, relative growth rates, what they're planted in and so on. Anywhere from a few days to a few years, but the planting won't be in show condition much of the time. I tend to rework things, and swap them between pots, fairly often. I've had this one, in various permutations, for two or three years.
By the way, every post in this thread is meant to include a picture of an accent plant - so let's see one of yours
CRAP I didn’t realize that! I’ve unknowingly commented on this thread several times with no picture. Unfortunately, I barely have bonsai let alone accent plants to accompany them. So perhaps instead what about this species I saw on a bonsai FB post thag I think would be amazing as an accent plant?
I think part of the reason I don’t have accent plants because they aren’t “stable”-I’d like something that’s presentable year-round, and that’s a lot to ask for