Dendrobium Teresa Doran 'Kings Park' × speciosum 'Moonmere' AM/AOC

Dendrobium Teresa Doran 'Kings Park' × speciosum 'Moonmere' AM/AOC is an Australian native Dendrobium seedling cross (cross number 5337). It suits growers who want the spring flowering and fragrance of the rock orchid in a hardier, more compact-parented hybrid. The photographs show the parent plants, and individual seedlings will vary in flower colour and form.

About this plant

Teresa Doran 'Kings Park' is a compact kingianum-alliance hybrid with strong pink colouring. D. speciosum 'Moonmere' AM/AOC is an awarded cultivar of the rock orchid, contributing robust plant stature, fragrant cream flowers and prolific spring flowering.

• Flowering: Spring. Long spikes carrying multiple flowers are expected, reflecting the speciosum parentage.
• Flowers: Expected cream to soft pink, with lip patterning drawing on the Teresa Doran parent. Fragrance is likely. Individual plants will vary.
• Plant: Larger and more robust than a standard kingianum hybrid, reflecting the speciosum influence. Forms clumping growth over time.

Growing conditions

• Temperature: Cool to intermediate. Hardy and cold-tolerant when established. Cool nights are needed, and a cool, dry winter rest supports spring flowering.
• Light: Full sun to bright filtered light. The speciosum parentage increases light and heat tolerance.
• Water: Regular through the growing season; restrict through the winter rest.
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser through spring and summer, reduced from late autumn.

What you'll receive

One established seedling in an 80mm pot, sold as NFS (near flowering size: close to flowering, but not yet flowering size). It has not yet flowered. Plants ship from the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria.