Oncidium Alliance
Oncidium or Dancing Girl Orchid comes from South America.
There is a large variety of form and colour.
Oncidium alliance is a big group of species and hybrids that come primarily from the following genera:
- Brassia
- Cochlioda
- Gomesa
- Miltonia
- Odontoglossum
- Oncidium
There is a lot of taxonomic work being carried out right now and it is likely that plant names will change.
Ada keiliana |
Ada keiliana has a scent reminiscent of coconut.
It comes from intermediate elevation forests of Colombia and Venezuela.
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Aspasia lunata |
Aspasia lunata originates from intermediate elevation forests of Brazil, typically growing on trees that overhang rivers.
A strong grower, it will quickly grow into large plants.
The flowers are produced in the spring on mature growths.
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Gomesa crispa |
Gomesa is a genus of small orchids originating from Brazil, with flattened pseudobulbs.
Gomesa crispa produces two racemes with hundreds of small yellow flowers per pseudobulb.
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Oncidium Sugar Babies |
This Oncidium hybrid is very vigourous, producing a huge multi-branched spike of flowers in the Autumn.
The yellow flowers have particularly prominent labellum.
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Tolumnia |
The genus Tolumnia was split from Oncidium, taking with it all species that have equitant leaves.
It has no pseudobulbs and likes a humid environment.
The roots need excelent drainage and the plant is best grown mounted on a raft.
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