Oberonia cylindrica
 

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The longest leaf for this plant is about 10” long. The wood mount is cedar and it is 3” wide and 5” long.

Interesting plant. What kind of conditions does it like?

Hello Bluesky. This plant likes intermediate to hot temperatures. It grows well in bright, in-direct light, good humidity (above 50% relative humidity), watered regularly, allowing the plant to dry out. Fertilizer regularly.

Nice pictures Matt. If you are really into Oberonia Andy’s has several nice selections.

Thank you Patty. I have checked into Andy's. He has two Oberonia: japonica (will go great with Neofinetia) and punctate (oligotricha), this one is from New Guinea.

All of the other Oberonia he has listed, I <ahem> already have!

Ahhh, of course you do! I hope you have a large home... Here’s one I’ll bet you don’t have, Oberonia rufilabris !!! This one won’t take up much space and cute cute cute.

No, I do not have a large home! I wish! Oberonia rufilabris is a great little pant. I have this one, I just haven’t posted it yet.:blushing:

Seriously? Do you grow the majority inside or do you move them out when weather is good? With your Neo collection I would be pressed for space and I have a large home! I AM limited as to how far my collection is allowed to infringe on normal household space.

I found a Oberonia rufilabris on eBay and had not seen this one before, listed. How bout you post a picture of your little darling?

I do not have a restriction of orchid grow space. But I have taken over 4 spaces to grow orchids:
1) east facing bay window. I have a shelving unit with LED lights.
2) I have a two shelf light unit in my living room,
3) I have a jacuzzi alcove with a glass brick wall. I grow my Neos in that space. It has two, 4 shelf units, with LED lights.
4) one large shelf unit in my home office in front of a cathedral windows, facing south.

During the summer, all of my orchids are outside. This weekend I am bringing all of my orchids inside.

Well it looks as if you have plenty of space available. I have kitchen windows, bay with SE, S, SW exposure. Our formal dining room is not so formal, neither am I lol, I have my Neofinetia in that room on a bakers rack in a north facing window with T5 ho lights on 4 shelves. I have a 5 shelf greenhouse/grow tent thing in this room as well in a window with T5s and a fan. There is a table with my few large orchids and CFL light. I’m adding a shelf to our living room this weekend, LOL without any complaints, there are east windows and a huge northern facing window there, I’m adding lights.

I may be at my limit here. Plenty of other rooms plus our basement though our son occupies that area. I have to leave some form of normalcy within our home and I respect that. I just keep squeezing them in where I can!

You’re going to have a busy weekend, have fun!

I got all my orchids inside. It took several hours to get them into their winter home! Glad that is done. Now I have to re-orient myself to do a lot of watering in doors. When these were outside, it took me about 45 minutes.

Inside, I have to be careful and not get the furniture and other stuff wet.

I’ll bet you’re glad that is finished. Do you treat for insects, ever have problems with them while growing outdoors? Watering will take you all day now! It takes me hours but I’m always checking plants over and taking pictures:/ If I grew them outside it would still be a slow process to water as our well water is freezing cold. I would have to haul water outside or hook a hose to the kitchen faucet and run it through the kitchen and breakfast area.

I do have a few other plants to bring inside today, supposed to be 36 tonight!

I am glad I got the tropical orchids inside and in their place.

Two weeks ago, I applied a systemic that affects scale and mealy bugs. Early yesterday morning, I did the same and allowed all of the plants to dry out. Then around 7pm, I started bringing them in and placing them in their winter home.

Even with all that, I had house flys and moths hiding in the foliage. So I spent a little time, eradicating those insects. I did find several lady bugs, gathered them and put them outside. I had one spider that I put outside.

This is the first time in a long time that mother nature gave me two weeks of very warm weather to get my plants inside. In the past, one day it was nice and warm, the next day the temperatures dropped to below 40F.