Name:	Dendrobium Black Spider	Seed parent1:	Dendrobium gouldii
Date acquired:	September 2004	Pollen parent:	Dendrobium Halawa Beauty
Source:	County Line Orchids (Ft. Wayne, IN) at the 2004 Indianapolis Orchid Show	Season:	Fall
Container:	5" clay pot	Climate:	Intermediate

5 November 2004

I picked up this Dendrobium Black Spider at an orchid show in Indianapolis this past September.  It was sitting on a vendor's table being more or less ignored by everyone there, and for the life of me I can't figure out why.  I've never seen a dendrobium so close to black before, and I figured that just about any orchid enthusiast would be really excited.  Their loss, I suppose.  This plant was nearly in full bloom in September, and it's still going strong now in November.

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References:
(1)  International Orchid Register: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp