Hi all. My new endeavor is oncidiums (or to be honest,
addiction/obsession ) I have purchased a spiked and budding Sharry Baby Onc. and it's taking FOREVER to bloom. I've had it 6 or more weeks, and it came with 5 spikes, the fifth one being only about 4 inches long, the first, (I am assuming it's the oldest spike) is close to 3ft, and the others are about the same. Each spike aside from the littlest one has starting branching out, and the oldest one began blooming about a month ago. BUT-so far there are only 5 opened blooms on the oldest spike, lots of developing buds and shorter branches, but OMG!
How slow do these guys bloom? I've already noted that the first flower to open has gone by! By the time the first spike and branches has bloomed all it's flowers, the other unbloomed spikes will be dusty from old age! I have this guy in an eastern window sill, with T5 supplemental lighting above the window. It's in what looks like a moss/bark mix, has lots of roots poking thru the holes in the bottom of the pot, and appears to be really healthy. I have moving air in the room, and maintain a temp around 63. Am I doing this all wrong? I know little about oncs, as phals are what I've predominately grown well so far. I also want to move this into S/H once it's finished blooming, but wonder,
will this ever happen?
How long does a Sharry Baby take to bloom?
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