Tolumnia Genting Orange
 

When my eyes caught this vibrant bright colored orchid, I knew I just got to have 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.


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Very nice. I have several in spike, but no blooms yet,

Thank You, Carrie !!!!

please post pictures when the buds open....

Nice!

Amazing combination of yellow and blood red, really stunning, it looks exactly like clown frogfish I saw many times when diving in Bali!!! They could be brothers & sister!

Thank You, Sonya !!!!

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Thank You, Tommy!

this also reminds me of the Spanish flag

Very nice! Beautifully shots, too. My collection is 70% Catts. My little Tolumnia henekenii got lost with all the big plants and failed. You've inspired me to try again, this time in pots. I think Hamlyn has Genting - Tamiami show coming up...

It is SO TINY AND CUTE!!!!!

Very pretty!

Thank You !!!!

windowsill grower like me are lucky to have these kinds of compact orchids....this is the seventh Tolumnia in my collection

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Thank You !!!!

and very easy to grow....you don't have to fuss over them

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Thanks for the visit and your kindness