Dendrobium rigidum [Update October 9-2017]

This is currently in Dendrobium and Dockrillia rigida is a synonym.

This species has been posted many times here but this one has a different lip pattern that I thought was interesting. This is the first flowering in my care and there are other spikes just emerging.

 

It is fanning out. There is another new growth on the other side of the plant that is growing horizontal. The new growth facing the camera is the only one I have noticed, on this plant, that is actually branching off another pseudobulb vs. originating from the central point.

Last week I acquired another clone and it is a creeper. I look forward to it blooming because I'm not convinced it is a rigidum but perhaps nugentii or some other species I am not familiar with. If I remember to do it I'll photograph it and post it here for comparison.

 

I agree. They are among my favorites.

Here is the new acquisition that is supposed to be D. rigidum but looks different than any I have seen. Do any of you Aussies have an opinion?
I'll probably have to wait for some flowers to tell for sure.

 

Here are the same 2 plants one year later and both in bloom.



This is the one from my original post last year ...


This is the second plant that I was wondering about the species. It certainly looks like a D. rigidum but the habit is so different. However, the flowers are so similar to the one above that they could be siblings ...

 

Thank you, Gary. I appreciate the response.

Besides the obvious difference in plant habit, the primary difference in the flowers is not portrayed in my photos. On the cork mounted plant the mentum has more pink as well as more pink on the tips of the tepals. I think I will cross these two.