Oncidium splendidum 'Marty' x self
The genus Oncidium (Onc) contains 600 species from throughout Central America and South America. They grow in a wide variety of environments. If you know a little about where the species grows, they do very well in cultivation.
Oncidium splendidum grows in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is a warm to hot growing lithophyte, needs bright light and blooms in spring and summer.
This plant is in sphagnum over peanuts in a 6 1/2-inch clay pot. There are four pseudobulbs and the plant stands 13 inches above the pot. From the Sea God nursery
07/20/2011 - Re-potted into clay/sphagnum.
04/20/2011 - Bloomed. Blog entry
03/12/2010 - Cataloged. Blog entry
TRIBE: Maxillarieae SUBTRIBE: Oncidiinae
