Dendrobium keiki

Look at that, it has grown since last pic. You got yourself a baby plant.

Nice new plantlet forming there ...:o)

Just about ready to be potted up...

I was thinking the same, but the roots are quite delicate.

How lovely a freebie :o)

Meanie:

The keikis are not as delicate as you think. Most Dendrobium species are really tough!

Freebies are good Amy!
Delonix - I was just about to slice this cane up and pot the bits up when this appeared!

Meanie:

I never cut the the old flower stems, almost always they produce new plants or new flower buds. My Epidendrum orchid in the backyard has dozens of new keikis on the old flower stems.

Thanks Delonix, I will never cut an old flower stem again!!!

Alex and Delonix - I have a Dendrobium that came from a cane cutting. The original plant took a nose dive, so I sliced a cane up into four and stuck them into sphag moss/perlite mix. One took! It's a good way of making use of old canes with these orchids.

Well, there you go. :o)

Meanie, Alexandramou:

I've seen so many species of orchids tolerate major abuse here in San Diego. Most come back very strongly...the only thing that seems to kill them is too much water from over watering. I think most people don't realize most orchids species are epiphytes, growing on tree limbs in nature.

Delonix - I can vouch for the fact that they don't like being snapped!!! Cane division is supposed to work on some Epidendrum too.
For some reason, mounting Dendrobiums is not popular practice here in the UK. I assume that the dry house air disagrees.

Meanie:

I snap mine all the time...what are talking about? lol! :>)
Really, I do snap the keikis off all the time...and it's never hurt any of my orchids.

Epidendrum orchids are so easily grown here -- if a piece falls of the plant on the ground it will grow (even in dry conditions).

Meanie - at Kew a lot of Dendrobium species are grown on bark; they are misted at least once a day, and those that are pot grown are allowed to dry out between watering.

Rbtkew:

Dendrobium species do tend to be the easiest to grow in trees here too. They don't seem to need as much water.

Cheers chaps!
I've just put some oak in to soak - I'll mount this in a week or so....

Meanie:

I'm sure it'll grow very well for you! :>)