RHH's photos with the keyword: 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.

A hybrid of two New Guinea Dendrobiums, Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and Dendrobium lawesii. This photo was taken with a 90mm macro lens and the focus stacking program CZM was used to combine two photos to increase depth of field and detail.

Dendrobium Illusion is a hybrid of the tiny Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and the much larger Dendrobium lawesii, both from Papua New Guinea. I have three plants and this has flowers that are more open, more orange and larger than the other plants, but it does not bloom as profusely as they do. More photos and information here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/11/dendrobium-illusi...