Looking for information on Onc. gutfreundianum

[LobsterOfJustice]

Saw a few of these Onc. gutfreundianum at a local greenhouse. Quick google search doesn't turn up much in terms of care. Anyone have any pointers, or know what I can look up that is similar in terms of care that is maybe more common?

[rbarata]

Take a look here.

[estación seca]

I always find out where a plant comes from. I look up the climate there, and how it grows.

I went to the Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia for this plant.

It's from low-medium elevations in tropical Bahía state, Brazil, but not on the coast. So it's pretty warm all year. The climate there has a drenchingly wet summer, and a dryish winter, but plants are not dry for weeks on end because there will be regular dew at night.

Further down the IOSPE page is this:
"Newer references give this species as a synonym of O cruciatum..."

So I went to O. cruciatum on IOSPE. It is an extremely widespread species, growing in different areas that are hot all year and cool all year, and everything in between. It grows in summer rainfall areas and winter rainfall areas.

So I would guess your O. gutfreundianum is fairly adaptable.

[DeaC]

Originally Posted by LobsterOfJustice

Saw a few of these Onc. gutfreundianum at a local greenhouse. Quick google search doesn't turn up much in terms of care. Anyone have any pointers, or know what I can look up that is similar in terms of care that is maybe more common?

Was going to pass on same info as rbarata and estacion! Don't recall if you're new to orchids.IOSPE is a great site and with lots of terminology that I STILL need to look up.With that said,familiarizing yourself with those terms can make more sense of the info and lead you to a successful understanding of how these beauties grow! Good luck!

[LobsterOfJustice]

Thank you all for the help!

My wife and I are not completely clueless but we are definitely still "new to orchids". The IOSPE page was the only info I could find, but the description was so advanced I didn't really get much out of it - so thanks for breaking it down for me! This would be our first Oncidium. The two at the greenhouse were very small plants and I was hoping to also find out if they stay small (I think some Oncidium can be considered "miniature"). I will do a bit more research and maybe go back for it next weekend.