My recovering Tahoma Glacier "Sugar Sweet"

[nutgirl]

Don't give up on this one. They are indestructable (If mine is any indication)

I've had mine for several years, and a couple of root rot episodes, and it has always come back better than ever.

It never looked like it was growing roots but when I would get frustrated and unpot it to check, there they were. I think I fussed with it too much. I've learned that if it's not too 'pleated' and new growth and spikes are forming I'm just going to have to let it do it's thing.

It rewarded me with 30+ blossoms last time.

Maureen

[NYCorchidman]

I guess given the vast diversity among this particular group, the growth pattern is also diverse.

Maureen- oncidiums can be like weeds. no kidding!
My brassidium and wilsonara are going nuts!

I am going to make an effort to keep this plant. I just like the flowers a lot. Also, I've seen some oncidiums with almost no pbs formed yet flower spikes were on. strange! Even if this plant flowers poorly or even skip this year, I would still keep it. That's like a miracle for me!

[nutgirl]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Maureen- oncidiums can be like weeds. no kidding!
My brassidium and wilsonara are going nuts!

I have a real love/hate relationship with the oncidium types. I wish I could figure them out.
None of mine grow like weeds. The Tahoma Glacier comes the closest.


Maureen

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

I guess given the vast diversity among this particular group, the growth pattern is also diverse.

Maureen- oncidiums can be like weeds. no kidding!
My brassidium and wilsonara are going nuts!

I am going to make an effort to keep this plant. I just like the flowers a lot. Also, I've seen some oncidiums with almost no pbs formed yet flower spikes were on. strange! Even if this plant flowers poorly or even skip this year, I would still keep it. That's like a miracle for me!

Depending on the species/parents of hybrid, some do get spikes very early in the growth stage, but most only on mature, or nearly mature growth. I do have a Bllra that spikes before pbulbs are developed, and my Milt flavescens spikes on very skinny still new growths

[camille1585]

I have the 2 extremes when it comes to spiking. My Miltonidium Rosy Sunset spikes when the bulb is just starting to peek out from the growth, while another one spikes only on very large fully matured bulbs...

[TwoStems]

Hi! New to the board, but not orchids.
I have one of these, and I'm having a very tough time with it! Seems any Oncidium type orchids are difficult for me to grow. I recently repotted this after a scare that it might have snails. It seems to be very very sad. When I pulled it out of the old media it was hard to tell what roots were viable and what were dead, but there were a lot of them! I cut the roots down a bit, and ended up dividing the plant since it came apart into two pieces upon unpotting. Both new pots have lots almost all of their leaves and the p-bulbs are fairly shriveled but a little firm. It's potted in a fine bark mix with some pearlite and bits of sphag, so it holds some moisture and I'm careful about not overwatering.
Any tips? I would hate to lose this plant (though I've been told elsewhere not to give up on it, as they are pretty hearty) When I bought it, it had 7 healthy looking spikes with buds, but only a few bloomed and it blasted most of the buds.
Yours looks like it's doing quite well!

[NYCorchidman]

TwoStems- I recommend you start your own thread so other memebers can easily spot you and help you out.

[NYCorchidman]

The new leaf seemed stuck in between the leaves, so I gently forced open the leaves covering this newest leaf.
Alas! There I found a dark brown patch on the adjacent leaf, but not on the new leaf.

There were in such close contact with each other and moisture might have been trapped in there and rot.

I had no choice but to cut out that leaf, which is what I did. well, I actully had to cut away two leaves, which was very hard to do knowing this would stunt the growth, but necessary for the survival of this new growth.

I think my last surgery on this plant was not correctly done. I cut away small portion of the lower part of the new growth. As this new growth gets bigger, growing leaves got trapped on that small hole (left by my surgery). I just figured it out after cutting these two leaves and took a very close look.

Now I have even less chance of seeing flowers on this new growth, but hopefully it will grow better.

[nutgirl]

Your plant looks happy and that new root is a very positive sign. It may make up for the surgery and bloom for you yet this year.

Maureen

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by nutgirl

Your plant looks happy and that new root is a very positive sign. It may make up for the surgery and bloom for you yet this year.

Maureen

Yeah, except for the surgery scars on the leaves, it is slowly growing, which is nice.
It seems like this clone produce double spikes, so who knows it might throw a small spike later this year?


I'm going to hold on to this plant as much as I can. even if there's rot again and I would have to take everything off and start over with a back bulb. lol