ASOPOMO Thirteen

Dendrobium Gatton Sunray, FCC/RHS
"Tall attractive pseudobulbs and clusters of bright yellow and maroon flowers make this famous cultivar a sight to behold. Plants grow well under intermediate conditions or out with the cymbidiums where temps can drop to 28 degrees. From the 1919 crossing of Dendrobiums pulchellum and Illustre (chrysoxum x pulchellum). Temperature Tolerant. May-June blooming."
So says the advertisement. And it is all true. But this is that cute fuzzy (yes, t'is plush - the lip is fully hirsute) puppy that grows into a St. Bernard. Not your shy houseplant. Mine surprised me when I got back from DC with four flower spikes. One on old, leafless growth (not an uncommon trick of this type Dendrobium.) "Tall" pseudobulbs is right - this little fellow (I have had bigger plants of this cultivar) has a flower spike at the end of one "cane" arching out of the pot to the left and then another on an equally long "cane" 180 degrees and 7' away. One piece of trivia told about this cultivar - it is a mule. It cannot reproduce by seed.

ASOPOMO (A Series Of Photographs Of My Orchids) The other entries in the series:
Twelve
Eleven
Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One