Returned to Dendrobium after a difficult first attempt

My first attempt at Dendrobium failed — crown rot from water sitting in the leaf crown got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again.

The second attempt, with proper attention to providing bright indirect light away from direct afternoon sun, has been completely different. It's now thriving in a grouping with other tropical plants for humidity and wide hybridisation resulting in an almost unlimited colour range is on full display. rest period in summer with focus on leaf and root growth this year was a genuine reward for starting again. If you failed first time, the plant isn't the problem — the conditions probably were.