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Old 10-06-2013, 07:50 PM
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I had to be guided by my instincts on growing this plant. It was a trial and error on finding where to strategically place this. Whether on the East facing window or my South facing window; whether to put it outdoors all summer or remain indoors….two factors I discovered in growing this: good air circulation and never over water it.
These miniature ‘Dancing Lady’ orchids are endemic to the Caribbean and surrounding areas, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Formerly known as ‘Equitant’ Oncidiums this easy growing group loves warm balmy weather and bright shaded light.
I don’t let it get above 90F nor below 50F and I allow 10 degrees lower temps at night than the day temps….so these plants get to be placed early indoors after Labor day weekend and is on the far end of the south facing window.
These orchids have no pseudo bulb to store water, so I give it a liberal watering then I let it dry out overnight. There is a rule of thumb= “if in doubt, don’t water” that applies to this orchid.
I was advised not to cut off the spike after the first blooms fade. There is often a secondary spike waiting to form and branch out to provide several more weeks of bloom.
I feed this weekly weakly K-lite fertilizer and seaweed mix.

*the camera accidentally shaded part of the lip and shown a different hue of the flower








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Old 10-06-2013, 08:04 PM
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Wonderful! I don't have any Tolumnias because I heard that they were kind of picky about their culture. But seeing yours makes me want to reconsider. Is it a large plant?
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Old 10-06-2013, 08:10 PM
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I have this exact one. I am still fiddling with the culture. I dont think mine gets enough light, its grown a lot bigger but never flowered. They are such pretty little flowers in such a tiny little package. Here is mine the day I bought it, maybe a year ago. Congrats to you for reblooming successfully.
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Really pretty Bud, it seems you did figure out how to provide perfect care! I love again pics against the blue sky, such vivid color!
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Old 10-06-2013, 08:17 PM
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Very pretty!
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Old 10-06-2013, 09:08 PM
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I have this exact one. I am still fiddling with the culture. I dont think mine gets enough light, its grown a lot bigger but never flowered. They are such pretty little flowers in such a tiny little package. Here is mine the day I bought it, maybe a year ago. Congrats to you for reblooming successfully.
Did you get yours from First Rays? I have the same one (pot, tag and all). I have it hanging by a suction cup hook in a bay window.

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I had to be guided by my instincts on growing this plant. It was a trial and error on finding where to strategically place this. Whether on the East facing window or my South facing window; whether to put it outdoors all summer or remain indoors….two factors I discovered in growing this: good air circulation and never over water it.
These miniature ‘Dancing Lady’ orchids are endemic to the Caribbean and surrounding areas, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Formerly known as ‘Equitant’ Oncidiums this easy growing group loves warm balmy weather and bright shaded light.
I don’t let it get above 90F nor below 50F and I allow 10 degrees lower temps at night than the day temps….so these plants get to be placed early indoors after Labor day weekend and is on the far end of the south facing window.
These orchids have no pseudo bulb to store water, so I give it a liberal watering then I let it dry out overnight. There is a rule of thumb= “if in doubt, don’t water” that applies to this orchid.
I was advised not to cut off the spike after the first blooms fade. There is often a secondary spike waiting to form and branch out to provide several more weeks of bloom.
I feed this weekly weakly K-lite fertilizer and seaweed mix.

*the camera accidentally shaded part of the lip and shown a different hue of the flower








Absolutely beautiful!!! Your pictures are gorgeous as always
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:13 PM
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Beautiful!
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:28 PM
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No, I got mine from a local nursery. I will track some suction cups down. That may help it along.

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Old 10-06-2013, 11:45 PM
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Bud, wonderful pictures and beautiful plant. Your instincts did good!
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Old 10-07-2013, 12:10 AM
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I also have one that im trying out. It's a genting volcano. I water twice a week and it was in bloom when i got it now i just left the spike and it's not really doing anything. Just a new growth growing. I pretty hard to overwater cause it's not really planted in any medium. So they do dry out in a couple hours or so.
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