Oncidium ampliatum

[Rosim_in_BR]

Dozens of yellow flowers on this nice species, which p-bulbs grow more or less parallel to the medium in the pot and remind a turtle shell. When I bought it as a small seedling the vendor warned me to not plant it in any soft medium (tree fern, sphagnum, bark...). He was firm in saying the plant should be mounted on a hard wood slab, or it would die. At home, I decided to take the risk and planted it in sphagnum... well, it not only survived, but grew very well and bloomed in a short time! Sometimes, experiencing can show new ways!