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Oncidium
Care
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Oncidium
Gower Ramsey hybridized by Rod McLellan Company |
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Oncidiums
are known often as the "dancing lady" orchid
because, as you can see, the flowers resemble dancing
ladies. They are epiphytic, meaning they have pseudobulbs
that store water and nutrients. They come in most colors,
and flower size is smaller than most orchids. On the
upside, though, they have many, many flowers on each
spike. Onc. Sharry Baby and Onc. Gower Ransey are two
very strong varieties.
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Humidity:
Humididy is important to Oncidiums.
Light
and Air: Oncidiums like about a half day of
sunlight. If their leaves start lightening, bleaching out or
burning, that means they're getting too much light.
Orchids
like this Bllra. are from the Oncidium alliance. Same
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Watering:
Water your plant when, after lifting the pot, it feels like
it doesn't have any water left in the mix. Fertilize often
with a high nitrogen fertilizer like Wonderlizer 25-9-9.
Temperature: A temperature of about 50is
the coolest you can have before flowers will suffer. Oncidiums
prefer warmer temperatures like 70-85 day, 55-70 night.
Potting:
Repot every year or two with small to medium
bark.
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