About
This elegant orchid, reaching 20-60cm, with fleshy leaves, flower stems. It bears intricate flowers in white.
About the genus
Oncidium are a large genus of epiphytic orchids; mature plants form clumps of ovoid to conical pseudobulbs, each with 1-3 mid-green, variably-shaped, leathery leaves arising from the tips. Flower panicles from the bases of the pseudobulbs widely differ in colour and shape
Plant details
Suggested usesContainers, houseplants
Care notes
CultivationOrchid bark, bright indirect light
PruningRemove spent spikes
PropagationDivide pseudobulbs
Pest resistanceMealybugs
Disease resistanceRoot rot if overwatered