Dendrobium lasianthera ('Frank Smith' FCC/AOS x 'Krull-Smith' FCC/AOS)
Dendrobium lasianthera is a fantastic species from New Guinea that can put up cones of beautifully vibrant flowers with over thirty flowers per inflorescence! Surprisingly enough, this species has a delicate fragrance that gets stronger in high light and high temperatures. Dendrobium lasianthera flowers can last up to three months, and they can flower from Spring through Fall! Our plants at the nursery are in bloom for 3/4 of the year. Dendrobium lasianthera has a large variety of color forms that vary depending on where in Borneo they come from. Plants are well established in 3" pots.
This is a cross of Dendrobium lasianthera 'Frank Smith' FCC/AOS and 'Krull-Smith' FCC/AOS and it may just end up being the best of the crosses we've made! We hope the 'Frank Smith' parent will help to intensify the colors of its progeny, and give taller, and more tightly twisted petals while the 'Krull'Smith' parent will help to create a broader, more vibrant lip, with overall larger flowers.
Den. lasianthera 'Krull-Smith' FCC/AOS won the Benjamin Kodama award for the best Dendrobium awarded by the American Orchid Society in the world that year.