Dendrobium Tyabb 'Rosy Cheeks' × Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks'

Dendrobium Tyabb 'Rosy Cheeks' × Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks' is an Australian native Dendrobium seedling cross (cross number 5890) between two contrasting parent lines. It suits growers who want to see what a rounded pink form and a spidery star-shaped form produce together, with flowers that will differ from plant to plant.

About this plant

Tyabb 'Rosy Cheeks' contributes rounded, classic-form magenta-pink flowers with white flaring. Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks' is a spidery, star-shaped bicolour clone in warm yellow-orange with a bright red-orange lip. The photographs show the parent plants, not the seedlings. Expect seedlings to combine traits from both lines, so flower form and colour will vary noticeably across the batch.

• Flowering: Spring. Multiple flowers per spike, arising from mature canes.
• Flowers: A wide range is expected, from rounded pink or magenta form to narrower star-shaped orange or red segments. Individual seedlings will vary.
• Plant: Compact, upright, hard-cane habit.

Growing conditions

• Temperature: Cool to intermediate. Hardy and well suited to outdoor growing in southern Australia. Protect from frost.
• Light: Bright filtered light. Morning sun is beneficial; avoid harsh afternoon exposure.
• Water: Water freely during summer growth. Reduce significantly in autumn and winter, as a dry winter rest is important for flowering.
• Feeding: Balanced fertiliser during the growing season. Stop in late autumn through winter.

What you'll receive

An established seedling in an 80mm pot, at near flowering size (NFS): close to flowering, but not yet at flowering size. It has not yet flowered. Ships from the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria.