Hello Dove, I felt a gentle nudge! Were your ears burning, yesterday! My oldest daughter came round (Birthday present) I told her you flattered me,and gave her one of my dendrobiums, with instructions. They are indeed orchids. In their natural habitat,they grow on trees in the rain forest canopy, hence the roots. You don't need to do anything with or about them, unless they go cream/brown shrivel up,you will see a difference,then you can cut them off near the stem. They don't like direct sunlight even in winter. Otherwise,spray the roots and leaves weekly in winter, ideally rain water
It's a natural occurrence with Dendrobium - as the stem grows and produces leaves above the aerial roots, you can detach and pot up to make a new plant. Just a word of warning tho - you could end up with an awful lot of new plants Mine go outside once risk of frost is past and stay out all summer. I have found, like Cymbidium orchids, they benefit from a few weeks of colder weather to stimulate good flowering in Spring.
Yes, mine go outside all summer in the shade,I put them in hanging baskets on the fruit trees.makes life easier watering and feeding them. They haven't been back inside long.
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Mine go outside once risk of frost is past and stay out all summer. I have found, like Cymbidium orchids, they benefit from a few weeks of colder weather to stimulate good flowering in Spring.