Dendrobium spectabile, a really twisted one

[Ricardo in PR]

I have brought four plants of this species. The first one didn't grow well and eventually died. The second one grew like wildfire and bloomed when relatively small, it has kept blooming to this day. The third one grew poorly and died after lingering for many years. The fourth one grew reluctantly with canes hardly increasing anything in size two years and the started growing strongly and produced a much larger cane. So my experience with this species has been quite varied.