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04-15-2014, 04:36 PM
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My new Oncidium hybrid is dropping flowers
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04-15-2014, 08:43 PM
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Sometime the change of environment causes buds and blooms to drop.
Make sure the warm dry air from the furnace isn't blowing on it.
Also, I'd recommend checking the potting mix for moisture using a skewer, freshly sharpened pencil, or even your finger before watering.
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04-15-2014, 10:37 PM
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I agree with WhiteRabbit, but I am curious about what you are calling "gravel." Could you post a picture of this? If it's in a clear pot, is it in the entire pot? If it's not in a clear pot, perhaps use your finger to dig down just a bit to see.
There is a rock/gravel like media that some people use. I do find I need to water a tad more when I have an orchid in that medium. But, a picture would assist.
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04-15-2014, 10:45 PM
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04-18-2014, 12:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Mc
Could you post a picture of this? If it's in a clear pot, is it in the entire pot? If it's not in a clear pot, perhaps use your finger to dig down just a bit to see.
There is a rock/gravel like media that some people use. I do find I need to water a tad more when I have an orchid in that medium. But, a picture would assist.
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I took a closer look at the medium it's potted in and it's like a mixture of bark, some hard Styrofoam-looking pieces. and moss or something. Kind of weird.
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04-18-2014, 12:40 AM
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sorry I'm posting with my iPhone and it flips the pictures around and won't let me upload more than one at a time.
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04-18-2014, 12:42 AM
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And a close-up of one of the flowers.
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04-18-2014, 02:36 AM
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Could you take a photo of the whole plant and the psuedobulbs?
The white stuff is probably perlite.
From here the media looks pretty chunky. Which means more frequent watering.
But I can't be sure.
Are you on tapatalk?
I find that on my android of I turn my phone to the side when I select my photo it turns itself the right way when I post it.
Not sure if that helps you.
As stated buds can drop from a change in environment.
To be honest I'm really not all that great with oncidium and intergenerics.
I've killed a great deal and finally have 4 that are growing.
They don't like me lol.
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04-18-2014, 10:40 AM
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Ok, here is a pic of the whole plant, and a pic of the pseudobulbs.
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04-18-2014, 12:07 PM
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I highly recommend leaving a bamboo skewer in the pot that you can pull out and check the moisture level with. This has helped me a LOT in knowing when to water.
I have only recently gotten into this but I have acquired a lot of orchids in the past few months from a lot of different sources (big box stores, local orchid shop, AOS show, and ordered online) and to me it really sounds like your plant is just stressed from the sudden change in its environment. Some of them seem unfazed by it, but some get pretty stressed and the main way mine have shown it is by losing/drying up flowers. It sounds like you need to get a watering schedule worked out but other than that I think I would just give the plant some time to acclimate and know that it might mean you don't get the best flowers this time around.
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