How to water Dendrobium Nobile orchids - Tips for healthy orchids 

I watered mine only by spraying it two times a day. Just with a fine mist bottle. And it has been doing great for 6 months. I didn’t know it needed this much water. Surprised it’s still doing well!

That's very helpful and that's my first dendrobium nobile. Thanks a lot for all the input !!

Hi Danni. I just got another Dendrobium "Frosty Dawn" orchid at a discounted price - it looks very thirsty but has a nice new growth and the beginning of the new growth so hopefully I can bring it back to full health. Thank you for this video, I will make sure it soaks for a while.

Great timing, Danny! I'm in the process of researching this since I recently acquired one. Thanks!!

Hi Danni,I'm so happy you did this video, I just bought my first nobile, And a dendrobium berry oda, And I can't wait for them to arrive, You are such a fountain of knowlegde on all these orchids, you fast becoming an encyclopedia of orchids

What a beautiful specimen. Haven't tried a mobile but love them.

Great video! Dendrobiums are my favorite! And it's always great to see a refresher course! Thanks for posting!

I started soaking my dendrobium for around 10 mins a day. I'm in the Caribbean it's extremely hot, beating sun. The orchid loves it all, so I water almost everyday so the canes don't shrivel. However I accidentally left her soaking for almost 2 hours. I am terrified she will die. Absolutely terrified and I am sad she was my most successful one

The easiest dendrobiums - from my point of view. They flower so easily.

Can you believe I bought my orchid and it was in soil 🤔

Great video, all your advice on this type nobile Dendrobium are on spot. I have one and it does wonderful in full bark. It grows taller canes every year, even after geting stressed by a repot. Old canes got all plump again once the new ones finished growing. I feel my Phalaenopsis, Oncidopsis and Miltoniopsis in full bark don't enjoy that medium as much as the Dendrobium does. Especially the Nelly Isler in full small bark, that little thirsty monster sucks the medium dry in one day. Next repot it will try medium bark with New-Zeland sphagnum moss.

I left a message on another video about my Dendrobium having the black spots mold, but roots look good according to your video! But have black mold on them! I reported as I had just bought it was packed tight in sphagnum moss took my an hr to get it all out! Wish I would have watched this video before but didn’t have Leica beads anyway. see if you can see details in video I left it in! Thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks, great information, and great video.

Hi..I just love this bit of info. I've been given an orchid that was a new shoot. It has a few leaves and two thin small cane shoots....will check out yr vids...by the way yr nail polish shade is stunning...beautiful ❤️

So much help you are so much help to me thank you thank you❤

Mine is clinging onto 3 quarters of a day coconut shell...inside a laundry basket with river stones I'm the bottom. Just throw a bucket of water over it , 20 Minutes later throw another bucket of water over it

OK so I bought two from the supermarket last week. I have killed orchids in the past from overwatering. I took the small plastic pots out and didn't soak but just ran water through the pot and drained and popped back in.

Sorry,finger slipped to wrong reaction. I definitely LIKE this video. Didn’t want to do a thumbs down but can’t see how to delete it 🤔

Thanks for responding.

Should I go ahead and cut off the new growth kiki because the roots pass 6 inches now

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I am new to dendrobium nobile. I’ve had mine for almost 2 years. It was GLORIOUS last year with just tons of gorgeous sunset colored blooms! Now it is February 2nd and the blooms are already forming. Is this normal? I live in Las Vegas and winters here are cold! This year it has been VERY cold for us with weeks of freezing at night. We keep our house on the cooler side (66°) Again my question is, is it normal for my Den. Nobile to be in bloom this early? Thank you for your help. I enjoy your videos so much!

This was very helpful & detailed explanation. Thanks. Can u plz similar for Venda & Phals

it also loses its leaves when it becomes long and produce flowers or keikis on its hanging stalk

Thank you so much

Trying to take care of my first nobilis, i am in the south hemisphere, autumn here. I put it outside because its cooler. One leave is turning yellow in one of the new canes. Worries that will happen to the others. Any suggestions? Thanks

i think i made a mistake and gave it to much sun. gave it 2 hours of light and the leaves wilted and turned brown and droopy im so sad right now.

I have a dendobrium with black canes but full of eyes from bottom to top but I don’t know what to do with it I am scared that it dies what can I do

Hi my dendrobiums the leaves are opaque, it doesn’t have that intense green What can I do to keep it healthy

Purchased a den nobili . It finished blooming . It is in a dark green plastic pot that is not an orchid pot. When should I repot it? It is still 90 degrees here in Oklahoma in September. I have had it 2 months.

My dendrobium orchids leaves are turning yellow. Please help. What shall I do?

Good information thank u

I hope the textured wall is not the popcorn type that may contain asbestos - please be careful!

I have a question about dendrobium amabile some say they don’t have a winter break but I am not so sure… are they different? Thank you

Hi Where can I get the clear plastic pot shown in your video please?

Hi Danny, I have a Dendrobium Sukhamongkol. Its look a like of Den.Nobile, same leaves. Its first time for me to have this kind of Dendrobium. Lately its leaves been yellowing started from the tip. What is usually the problem and what should I do? Please help, badly needed your advise. Thank you

Why is my young ( new growth. ) dendrodium leaves turn yellow

some could say the decorative pot of that dendrobium is too tall and there's less air circulating on top of the plant soil... what do you think? I have one dendrobium which had rotten roots and now I'm over-conscious about any detail like that...

Would you please give some information about Dendrobium Lindleyl orchid? Thanks

Thank you - that's a timely video! I guess I was torturing my new Dend.nobiles, because I was watering them once a week like the rest of my orchids. They look miserable, all wrinkled with droopy leaves, but I attributed it to the stress of being repotted twice in less than a month during the growth period... (I've no idea why some of the leaves started to turn yellow though, it happened to a couple of Encyclias as well) Now I know that the poor girls were thirsty all the time :( I'm sure they feel quite grateful while enjoying a much-needed soak. It would be great if you can find a moment to make a video on how to mist different orchids. Do I mist both leaves and media, or just the media, how often, and what works better - mornings or evenings? I have a lot of Cattleya seedlings now, they don't seem to be doing well. I was told that I have to keep humidity higher than usual, and try to mist them often. I wasn't told how exactly I'm supposed to mist them though, so I just make sure I get the top of the media and aerial roots if they have any while leaving the rest of an orchid as is. After you told me to avoid getting the new growth wet to prevent rot I'm trying to stay clear of it as well. I mist them and Encyclias, and Bulbofyllum ambrosia (it's in a wanda basket atm) every morning - they seem to try up rather quickly for some reason, even though it's not too hot here yet. I must be doing something wrong...

Thank you soooooo much.😍

My Dendrobium Nobilii is turning pale and has a few yellow leaves. How can I get it healthy again? Also, it has one single bloom that just came the last few weeks.

Will shrivelled canes come back to normal?

I live in kerala here temperature is always moderate and its raining here so should i need to water it

This is a very helpful video, thanks a lot! I bought a dendr. nobile three weeks ago. It is out of bloom now, and has started to grow new canes. It's November now, so what do I do? Put it into a winterrest? Or keep it warm, water it, and let the new canes grow properly, even if it will not bloom next season? 🤔

Hi Danny do you own spathoglottis ground orchids? If you do pls make a video about spathoglottis orchid care....

Hi ,is it ok to plant dendrobium in crushed rocks since we don't have potting medium in store. Which fertilizer is suitable. How often should spray. Spray the whole plant or the roots only. Thanks

My nobile the main bit ( the bit the holds the leaves and looks like bamboo ) is now turning yellow, clear and shrived. What does this mean?!?! Please help i dont wanna kill my plant - im new to all this!

When should i repot a new plant which has started growing new shoots? They are in the same medium since i purchased

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Hi Danny,I ve a dendrobium bought two years back.Last year there was a new growth but no blooms. This year I can see a tiny new growth.I keep watering it. I ve kept it in coconut chips medium.Please let me know how to make it bloom

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Fresh water or rain water ?

When i have to use growing and blooming fertilizers for dendrobium nobiles. please help.

Is a dendrobium kingianum the same way with watering? I water once a week . She is a young plant. Just at blooming size.

Great video Danny Dendrobiums and me don't mix well lol

Hi, can you tell me if I should cut off canes that have flowered if new ones are growing from the bottom. One of the old canes has no leaves at all and the other has just 2 leaves at the top. I don't know if pruning is advised at all really. Thanks in advance.

in this video we learn that dendrobiums shrivel very fast, maybe overnight. do you have any information on how fast oncidium and cambria pseudobulbs might shrivel?

Do you have a video about dendrobium phalaenopsis? Im a newbie with caring orchids. Just happen to have seen my moms orchids but its been uncared for. Leaves are gone and its look like hopeless... i could really need a good info bout it. Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi Danni, again thank you for all your knowledge in caring for these orchids and sharing them with us. I have a dendrobium royal princess that is with me just about two years since I had it. It bloomed once with one flower last year and this last 6 months to now 08-01-17 all the leaves has fallen. The canes are still nice and plump and there are three canes and I see one tiny nubbin on one cane so far. What do you think? will it grow leaves and so on? Thanks

Hi will the this Orchid grow in akadama or Bonsai soil? Thanks.

If the stem shrivels, will it un shrivel once watered?

i have den phal but i don't know how to take care :'(.

Hi dani when is a good time to repot a dendrobium noblile?

Great video!? No blooms for me this year. I will fallow your Nobile plan (0;

Beautiful. Yours has leaves all the way down the bulbs, mine don't. :( Gorgeous.

Hi Danny! I love your channel, it's so informative. However after watching your videos I desired for an orchid and bought one 5 months ago. It is my first orchid and think it's a D.Nobile. Till now it has given out a new stem and has got 5 leaves on the new stem. But after that it stopped growing. Is it normal? I'm from India and monsoon is going to end here. Kindly help so that I get interested in growing more of them

What is the max temp that this type of orchid can have? I’ve thought of keeping mine outside in the summer where it will get lots of sun and warm weather, but it is very hot and dry during the summers where I live (100+ F ) and I don’t know if that will be too hot.

Hy .. first time asking some thing .. why water is so important for him ? If you forget somehow 2 day so you in trouble .. so same time why then thy donn,t love ny Moss ? As well some thing strange .. how thy can stay without ny water in winter rest ..? So stressvie orchid :-) .. please help I have few same orchid but I never stop watering in winter as well :-( .. but thy fine . Thanks in advance .

Hi Danny, I recently saw in your channel that about a year ago you made a video on your banana seed. How it is doing? Could you make an update video on it? or is it just died, so you decided to not to make videos on it anymore?

Hello Danny. Thank you for this information. A friend of my sister new i love orchids and gave me a slip from her Dendrobium. I wasnt sure what kind it was but from ur previous video i was able to tell that it must be a nobily. I'm trying to understand if they will produce flowers in winter or only spikes for summer? reason I'm asking is because I have slowly started getting mine ready for a winter rest and moved it to a colder position. however since doing that for a month it's it flower bumps/buds forming on each side of the Cane and we in June. should I still keep watering it and while in flower stop for winter rest?

Where can I get stakes and the clips?

Hi Dani. I have a question for you. I recently purchased Epsom Salt as I have noticed my orchid leaves are sort of blotchy but I'm not sure how to use it with the orchids. Can I mix it with the fertilizer? Thank you!

Would these like self watering in clay pellets?

Hi Danni, It is March in Los Angeles. I have been using the soaking method to water my Dendrobium. Would you recommend just running water through the pot? The two biggest canes look healthy, but I have a few smaller canes that are growing, but are dried or brown at the top. I would appreciate any tips or thoughts. Many thanks! :)

Hi Danny, my dendrobium nobile that I purchase is in bloom and got it for 3-4 weeks now is it okay to repot them or do I need to wait until all blooms are done. Thank you

AOS says don't use distilled water for these orchids. Which water should I use?

I picked up my first dendrobium nobile yesterday (it's in bloom) and I noticed they used a mossy-dirt like combination as the media. I'm very tempted to re-pot this in regular bark media, but I don't want to destroy the blooms. Any suggestions? Should I be patient and wait for all the blooms to fall before re-potting?

Where can you find it ?

Hi Danny thanks for this nice informative video on Dendrobium Nobile!!I just wanted to ask you about some certain things on dendrobiums.I love den orchids and I have few of them in my collection,in my place the temperature,humidity are just perfect for dens,they generally do very well in my place.I got few dens on around October last year...they were blooming,done nicely,but after that I don't see much of the blooms as well,instead they seems busy producing baby plants around them!I was not sure if I was doing ok with them or not...two of them having shrinked canes like you show in this video..three of them are having few black dots on leaves!Please let me know what I should be doing to get them make flowers again...though I don't want to rush them but still who doesn't want to see pretty flowers..lol greedy us!! :) Love you.. Puja

So I do have some questions, my Dendrobium nobile is still growing while at the same time it is forming flower buds. The plant also bloomed (it had a small blooming period back in November,) those buds finished and then 3 new flower buds opened up around Christmas. The blooms from Christmas are much bigger than the earlier blooms. The plant while it is suppose to be dormant has some canes that are just finishing their growth from the spring. The tips still have new leaves coming in. While some older canes are showing signs of buds forming all over them. I’m so confused. Do I limit the watering and let it go dormant? Do I start watering? I usually put this orchid outside during the summer. It has bloomed in the past two years during mid summer for me. (Those times there was a cool spell during the summer where at night the temps dropped to 15 degrees Celsius which is abnormally cold for a Canadian\ Toronto summer night.

Hey Danny! Could a sign of shrivel come from repotting a dendrobium?

Hi Danni, I just got my first nobile, so pretty and fragrant!!!. It's in full bloom and it has a new growth, should I water it only when I see the bulbs shrivelling, if I understood well? Or just let it be with out any water, I'm a little paranoid I don't want the flowers to die fast because of my negligence, I want them to last as long as possible.

Hi! Your videos are really informative and easy to understand. I just started caring for orchids as a new hobby. I bought a dendrobium phal ( I think its a dendrobium phal based on the flexing the leaf test you mentioned in another video). Is there any difference in caring for this particular type of dendrobium when compared to the nobile type? Thanks.

Is this your care routine for all Dendrobiums? Any tips for Dendrobiums seedlings? TIA

I have 2 dendrobium. The first one is a Maui Sparkle Valley Isle Giant. The 2nd one Is a Oriental Smile Butterfly. I would like to Know what type of Dendrobium they are if you are familiar with those and if they need the same care of the dendrobium nobile.Thank you

Danny, Thank you for your video. I have an dentrobium yuridarma nobles. I followed what you told me that left them in low degree (30-45F). Now, I saw two new buds at the nodes, but I am not sure those are buds. So, Danny, I should start water them since they have a buds, but how often should I water them? I stopped water them since Halloween, now I saw the buds. Would you please tell me what I should do and how often to water them to have a bud instead of a keikie, please? Thank you Danny

I noticed that the first one you watered the old canes were a little bit wrinkly. Mine are too even though the new growth is growing fast and healthy with lots of new roots and I water abundantly. I gave it a good all-night soak but they didn't plump back. Maybe it's normal for the older canes to get a little bit wrinkly after the blooming is over. Have you noticed that with your dendrobiums?

Hi Danny, I live in Florida, how can I winter rest my orchid?

What happens if you keep watering it? Will that promote the keiki production or cause root rot? Or something even worse...?

Hi! Danni , I have just bought myself a dendrobium orchid from the nursery, but it's in a coconut chunk media , so I would like to repot it. So I was wondering wether I could put it in a bark ,charcoal, brick and moss .Pls advise . Thanks.

Hello! I just got Dendrobium and Moon orchids! However, I live near the equator so there are no seasons here. Should I water/fertilize just as you say? Or do it all year long? Thank you!

Hi Danni, I bought a D. Nobile two months ago and I could see that it was in growth mode. But its roots were cut (as almost every orchid I get...) and maybe the change in environment caused that some of the canes went dormant (lost their leaves, developed that dry white cover and so on). I didn't want it to 'go to sleep' because I want it to grow roots, so I placed it where it could receive full sun, poured water on it all the time and sprayed foliar fertilizer on it every week, and I think that it already got the message and stopped shedding leaves. The canes that went "dormant" now have some bumps although I still don't know what they are (I hope that they're keikis, I need roots!). My questions are: is it possible that Dens that are going through some stress become dormant? and, do you have any advice to encourage root growth on D. Nobile orchids? Thank youuuuu!

Hello Dani, I live in Florida where the weather is tropical. Does my dendrobium noble need to rest during the winter.

My dendrobium noblie was in bloom last year when I bought it. It hasn't bloomed for me since but I have about 4 keikies. What did I do wrong do you think?

Hi Danny good info I was just wondering when should you switch to the bloom boost fertilizer?

Hello! I have been watching your channel for a while now. Your orchids are beautiful. I also have nobiles in my collection, still learning how to properly grow them. Mine though, their new young leaves are drying just as soon as they emerge. This happens with my Oncidiums as well. What is causing this?

Hi Danny! I stopped watering my Dendobrium nobile on Halloween, like I usually do, but the new canes have small buds already! =S Should I start watering again? I usually only start watering around Valentines Day because that it usually the time the buds appear. Thank you! Love your videos!

Hi Danni. Is it okay to fertilize young Dendrobium orchid that isn't at a blooming size yet?

Great video, Danny!! I think I quit on nobile type dendrobiums, for me they are too big and not attractive when out of bloom. haha! But this is great information nonetheless and it's making me think about the growth of my other orchids and that I should pick up my fertilizing! One side question- what video editing software do you use? I am trying to find a decent one at the moment.