Oncidium Sherry Baby grown in soil?

[Dimples]

I bought an oncidium hybrid and it also came is what was either very broken down bark or some type of peat-ish material (but not peat). I repotted it into small bark and it did great until I accidentally started under-watering it. It still bloomed for me this year.

[HiOrcDen]

Originally Posted by Dimples

I bought an oncidium hybrid and it also came is what was either very broken down bark or some type of peat-ish material (but not peat). I repotted it into small bark and it did great until I accidentally started under-watering it. It still bloomed for me this year.

Thanks for this! While I was waiting for a reply, I googled my question.

I read that this Orchid likes a bit of sphagnum mixed in with the bark chips. Would this be smart, considering the risk of under-watering which you mentioned

[Dimples]

Originally Posted by HiOrcDen

I read that this Orchid likes a bit of sphagnum mixed in with the bark chips. Would this be smart, considering the risk of under-watering which you mentioned

That depends. My issue was with the bark I used. It holds a good amount of water but dried much faster than I thought.