Slc. Mem. Alvin Begeman 'Poem' and Onc. Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy"

[silberhaarig]

Both plants happened to bloom at the same time. The Alvin Begeman had bloomed just 6 months ago,and the Twinkle had never bloomed for me before,as it had to grow all new roots after I rescued it from Walmart 3 years ago. The Twinkle isn't especially pretty,but it does have a nice aroma of chocolate and vanilla mix.

I am including a picture of the Oncidium Twinkle's blossom to show how complex the 1/2 inch diameter little blossom is.

Nancy

[kiki-do]

Nice blooms, Nancy. I have had zero luck with Oncidiums that are small and delicate like yours. I have one that just sits there and doesn't grow at all....so I really appreciate seeing their blooms from others. Thanks for sharing. I absolutely love your Slc. 'Poem.' My favorite color combo. kiki

[silberhaarig]

kiki,I have other oncidiums that aren't doing nearly as well, look downright ugly,and are not prone to bloom. I don't show pictures of those.Thankyou for admiring the ones that will bloom!

My best plants are Phals and Dendrobiums.

Nancy

[Djarum Black]

They look so elegant and beautiful! Excellent growing!

[cb977]

Nancy, they're both gorgeous! I love that Slc!

As for Oncidiums, the trick is to continually say "I don't do well with Oncidiums". That's what I did and all of a sudden, they started doing better

[gmdiaz]

I love your Alvin Begeman 'Poem'. . .

I have one and it's growing like mad but no blooms!

How are you growing yours to bloom so often? Hmmm, do tell!

[silberhaarig]

Gwen,it is planted in Better Gro Special Orchid Mix in a 2½ inch plastic pot with the bottom lined with foam peanuts. It gets bright light but no direct sun in a northeast facing window. The temperature fluctuates from about 70 degrees Farenheit in the daytime and down about 5 to 10 degrees at night depending on the season. I water it ,when the pot gets light, with Peters 30-10-10 fertilizer at half strength in a 50/50/ mix of hard well water and distilled water. So far it is one of my healthiest looking orchid plants. Now and then I skip the fertilizer and give the bark a good rinse with well water-distilled water mix.

I hope this helps,but I think everyone probably has a different formula for what works for them.

Nancy