Oncidium question

Jul 19, 2008 Last reply: 18 years ago 2 Replies

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Jane 18 years ago

I bought an oncidium. According to "Understanding Orchids", it's an oncidium Pokie "Leuticke's Choice". It does not say what category of oncidium it is. I probably shouldn't have bought it since I've had problems with oncidium not blooming before. I just couldn't resist the small, bright yellow flowers with their burnt orange centers.

The only place I can put it is with my phals. It will get very bright, filtered morning sun. The phals love it there. What are my chances for the oncidium?

When should I repot it? There are long, very fine brown roots sticking out of the holes in the pot. These roots appear to be dead. The pot is about 3" and the plant is in bloom with many buds. I'd like to put off repotting while it's in bloom if possible.

Help would be appreciated.

How did I go from one orchid to nine in less than a year?? I guess I'm hooked.

Thanks

Jane

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Ray B 18 years ago

No offense Jane, but only 9 in a whole year? You're lagging WAY behind on the true addiction.

Oncidium Pokie has four species in its background - forbesii, varicosum, crispum, and marshallianum. As such, it can handle dappled light, but should be grown on the cool side.

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Steve 18 years ago

Hi Jane. Is "Understanding Orchids" a book? If I'm understanding you correctly and you have identified your plant's name by matching it to a picture in a book, I would bet the farm that you have chosen the wrong name. There may be a hundred other Oncidium crosses that match the picture in the book equally well. (If your plant came with a tag, that's another story.)

Yeah, probably. You think now that your space is limited and you can't add very many more. I used to think that. Then I made a nice shelf in my office that fits a corner set of windows and I had room for several more. All set... for a while. Then I turned on a set of 8 fluorescent tubes in the basement. All the room I would ever need... until I needed to add a 400 W Metal Halide bulb and some more fluorescents. 12 tubes this time. Then the 800 W combo light...

Steve

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