Dendrobium (calamiformis 'Mt Lewis' × fuliginosa 'Les') × Tweetie 'GD' (Syn. Dockrillia)

About the Cross

A three-species Dockrillia complex with no registered grex name, bred from closely related section Rhizobium parents. The seed parent is an unregistered hybrid between Dockrillia calamiformis 'Mt Lewis' — a terete-leafed form from the high-altitude rainforests of Mt Lewis in far north Queensland — and Dockrillia fuliginosa 'Les', a George Dimos cultivar of the PNG species known in collector circles for its capacity to transmit deep, intense colour to its offspring. The pollen parent, Dockrillia Tweetie 'GD', is itself a registered hybrid of fuliginosum × calamiforme. That means both fuliginosa and calamiformis appear on each side of this cross — a tight concentration of the same gene pool that has produced some of the most colour-saturated results in Australian Dockrillia breeding. Seedlings should show strong terete habit and are likely to lean towards deeper colouring, though individual variation across the batch is to be expected. Best grown mounted or in a basket with good airflow and a dry winter rest. Also listed as Dockrillia by Australian growers.

What You'll Receive

Established seedlings in 66mm pots, grown in the Dandenong Ranges. Not yet flowered. Individual results will vary — that's the nature of a seedling cross and part of what makes it worthwhile.