Oncidium pentadactylon Oncidium Successful cultivation of the charming

Successful cultivation of the charming Acianthera pectinata

Best grown in a pot with a coarse

and sometimes lithophytic

Temperature differential crucial for blooming

always allow to dry fully before the next watering to prevent rot at the base

Oncidium pentadactylon Oncidium Successful cultivation of the charmingA floriferous epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing branched spikes with medium sized flowers well spaced along slender branches. The ovate sepals and petals bear dark basal spots and a gently undulate margin, while the very broad trilobed lip features a bilobed frontal lobe with a crenulate edge and a dark spotted central callus flanked by prominent column wings. Light: Bright indirect light with 5060% shade cloth; avoid direct