what is a mule ear oncidium?

[kavanaru]

ok, Ron was quicker than me here and he's explained it very well..

[catwalker808]

Here's another photo of a mule ear Onc. This is Onc splendidum, with 14" leaves. Photo 2 is of Onc splendidum flowers, which are about 1-1/2 to 2".

The leaves are extremely stiff ... the tips could puncture your skin.

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by catwalker808

The leaves are extremely stiff ... the tips could puncture your skin.

Sounds like a good plant to have outside your windows!

[Connie Star]

Thanks Ron and Ramon. I had wondered about this too.

[jenmonkey]

Sounds like a good plant to have in my living room so my daggum cat won't eat the bloody thing! But also, I enjoy plants that do self-defense.

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by catwalker808

Here's another photo of a mule ear Onc. This is Onc splendidum, with 14" leaves. Photo 2 is of Onc splendidum flowers, which are about 1-1/2 to 2".

The leaves are extremely stiff ... the tips could puncture your skin.

yes, this is a fantastic species... I highly recommend it: great blooming and easy to grow... only negatice point (for those with space limitations): the erect spikes can be up to 5' long!

[RJSquirrel]

does anyone have a pic of the BUD on a mule ear not in bloom yet ?

I want to see the location of it and what it looks like. I want check see if the BUD looks like the one I just noticed on my moool Ear . I bought it at Lowes and was a bag baby few months ago.

shot out one giant leaf. then at the bottom of that leaf has a funny little starry thing growing from the base and I think its a BuD ...But I am still NOOB!!!

[tucker85]

Kavanaru is correct those first two pictures are not mule ear oncidiums. This is a mule ear oncidium "Onc. Maureen x Haemmatochilum Red". I understand that it has now been reclassified as a Trichocentrum. It's very fragrant and when not in bloom it looks like a phalaenopsis. The culture is like Cattleya, bright light and dry between waterings.

[tucker85]

Here's a better picture of the flower and bud.

[RJSquirrel]

thats beautiful mister tucker



heres my mule ear and i think its got a spike .he lives in this glass jar in the window with his psychopsis buddy who happens to be spiking also...

he was all the way into the pot when I put him there and hes trying to climb out again you see