Oncidium ornithorhynchum - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 07-12-2009, 11:03 PM

Oncidium ornithorhynchum 7-12-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Oncidium ornithorhynchum 7-12-2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I have this little guy hanging in a Keawe (mesquite) tree and it gets direct sun for most of the day. Unfortunately, taking it out of the tree would be a real hassle so I had to take pics in situ so they aren't great. The scent from this near miniature species is awesome! It should be, after all it is one of the grandparents of Sharry Baby, which I will probably be posting pics of in a few weeks.

kinknstein · #2 07-13-2009, 12:58 PM

Beauty!! Mine is blooming right now too, and the scent is heavenly!! Good growing!!

nenella · #3 07-13-2009, 05:51 PM

Beautiful ! Any chance of you guys posting photos of the whole of your plants? I got one in april.. but don't think it is mature enough to flower- thanks in advance!

kinknstein · #4 07-13-2009, 06:10 PM

Hi Nenella
I wish I had some pics I could load, but I am at work right now. I can tell you that my plant is quite small, is in a 3" plastic pot, and it is approx 8 - 10" tall. The flower spike took forever to grow too!! I dunno if it takes everyone's so long or if it was just mine, but the spike started growing at beginning of march and has just now opened!

Lagoon · #5 07-13-2009, 11:14 PM

I love the color and scent on this one

And yes the can take a very long time for the stem to grow, but they are worth it in my opinion.

Lovely orchid

Lagoon · #6 07-13-2009, 11:15 PM

I love the color and scent on this one

And yes the can take a very long time for the stem to grow, but they are worth it in my opinion.

Lovely orchid