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Originally Posted by RosieC
Gorgeous.
I grow oncidiums on my cooler windowleges in the house in the winter, and in my greenhouse in the summer. They do seem to do best a little cooler than phals, but not as cold as something like my Masdies. Most of mine came with tags saying 12C minimum.
I think general Oncidium care should be fine for something like this.
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Oh, I don't expose any of my orchids down to 12C (I think that's the minimum survival temperature lol ) except for the nobile hybrids, which I have at a friends apartment who has unheated sunroom. They are all developing flower spikes now and it's just lovely sight to behold!!!
By the way, this plant, Jerry Pacific Empire and all other oncidiums I bought this year came in pretty much the same media. some type of moss it looks. but not sphag, much finer, almost like sand but very very light in weight and dark in color.
They must like to stay moist in their root zone.
I haven't repot any of them as I'm not sure what they are planted in currently, although I think I need to find something that retains moist well for them.
I water sparingly in fear of root rot because the media it is in right now stays wet for a while once I water it, but in between watering, the plant dries a bit too much as I noticed that the new leaves are a bit pleated. hmm....
Maybe I should try what I use for my paphs so I can water as often as I like and do not have to worry about rotting, and definitely no drying.
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