Oncidium longipes:
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Brazil.
Description: The inflorescence can grow to 15cm long. Each spike produces three to five long lasting flowers, each measuring up to 3.5cm in diameter. The sepals and petals are yellow green and the lip is yellow with reddish brown markings. The pseudobulbs are up to 2.5cm high and with age tend to form surface indentations. They produce two leaves, each measuring up to 15cm long, from the top of the bulb.
Flowering season: Spring.
Cultivation: A fine grade compost, light shade and cultivation in a cool to intermediate house are needed. This plant is ideally suited to growing on a bark slab where it quickly becomes a specimen plant.
Native habitat: This orchid is a native of Brazil.
Description: The inflorescence can grow to 15cm long. Each spike produces three to five long lasting flowers, each measuring up to 3.5cm in diameter. The sepals and petals are yellow green and the lip is yellow with reddish brown markings. The pseudobulbs are up to 2.5cm high and with age tend to form surface indentations. They produce two leaves, each measuring up to 15cm long, from the top of the bulb.
Flowering season: Spring.
Cultivation: A fine grade compost, light shade and cultivation in a cool to intermediate house are needed. This plant is ideally suited to growing on a bark slab where it quickly becomes a specimen plant.
