Dendrobium cuthbertsonii

This tiny orchid comes in many color forms and has flower that are huge for the size of the plant and which are also very long lasting, making it one of the most desirable of miniature orchids.

The plants are an inch or less tall with remarkably pebbled foliage, and the flowers are around an inch in size (3 cm), and last six months or more.

The plant is native to New Guinea and is cool growing with a reputation for being a bit difficult to grow, but can be grown to a large specimen with good culture.

Some blog posts for this species follow, the first showing a bicolor form, the second different color forms and third the semi-alba form also shown below.

orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/07/dendrobium-cuthbe...
orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/03/dendrobium-cuthbe...
orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2010/12/dendrobium-cuthbe...