CULTURE SHEET Oncidium i COneldlums area delight to grow pecially for those who have limited pace, They have flower that come precominant inte yellow brown range ut of ate with alt of ntergenerie coming into the ‘mathe, it eaey to acquire almost any colour you can think of. ‘grown under ideal concsions they ean bloom several times a year ant can alo bloom wth mutipe spikes off single peeudobu, Equiant COneidlunsolumnias) are quite diferent in tha they have sueculn leaves and therefore ther cultural requirements are aiterent too, + Light: Oneicums are broad leave ndeating that hey are we adapted 0 collecting lght. Most of them are also thineaves Incicating that they cannot tolerate rect sunight, Ils beste koop them under 50% shade nets on rated benches well aay fom the ‘ground. Equitant oncciums on the other hand have succulent leaves that ae long and narow. They can theretore tolerate higher levels of unlight and few hours of crect sunlight will do them no harm a long ae the hurts igh + Water: Oncisums have ttaned paeudobulbe that can ators bath food and water. They can be walsred about once daly in hot ana humic climates tke that along the west coast ales olen in temperate cimates eepecialy ite cold, Equilant ncidiums onthe ‘other hand are succulent in nature and terete need o be watered Just enough to keep ther eaves om shrveling, Pints thal are ‘mounted should be watered more often than those pots. Silay ‘Aways weter ones a day thoroughly rether than muti nes sparingly + Humidity: Being epiphytic orchids, they enjoy alt of humity especially during ther growth pati. In places where humic is low, ‘humidity tay canbe placed beneath the pots or you grow hem in freenhouse, amisting setup would be ideal. Ensure that the uric tray never goes cy. © TREE from Enticing Flowers Pvt.Ltd + Temperature: Oneigtime are found extending rom Fda inthe North arose Mexia, Central America and the Cariean into South America. This region mostly enjoys a tropial ciate and therfore they are ideal suited to a day temperature between 240 6-300 C with night temperature between 120 ¢ 220. They can tolerate temperatures ae owas 100 C and as high a 280 C for short periods ‘beyond which camage ean occur + Potting and Fertlizer: When selecting pote, choose pots that have [ust about 1-2nehes of ree space sound the base ofthe plant. Pote thal ate ary bigger can cause excess moisture to stay nthe pot which Imperative to choose media that ser than these used! for most ether ‘orchid genera. Ideally the media used should be tee draining and About 05-1 ch in size. In high humic regions, oncilums do walt ‘mounted. Equitant oncicume because of her succulent nature do well mounted as they detest being wt for extended peviods. Adult plants canbe fetiized using bloom fetiizer witha high potassium Fatlo whie soecings canbe fonized using a growth frtizer with & high nitrogen rato. Remember to give your plant eutiient ight when you use a high ntrogen feriizerto prevent ot Download more culture sheets at www.orchid-tree.com