Dendrobium Illusion

I don't grow a lot of hybrid orchids, preferring species, since they are as they come from the wild. This, however, is one of the hybrids I do grow, a hybrid of two New Guinea species, Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and lawesii, the first a tiny plant with large long-lasting flowers and the second a cane-type species with similarly shaped flowers (see inset photos, the first of which is Dend. lawesii and the second Dend. cuthbertsonii). Both parents produce flowers in a rainbow of colors so the results of this cross can be almost any color at all. This example has "canes" 12 cm tall and flowers that look very much like the Dendrobium cuthbertsonii parent.