Oncidium spikes

[Donna671]

During what month can you usually see spikes from a dancing lady oncidium?

[RandomGemini]

Depends on which one it is. Some bloom in the spring, some in the fall, some in the winter and there's not a particular month, so much as it is a season. You can't set a clock by when these plants will bloom.

[Donna671]

Thanks! I have two oncidiums that are forming new spikes and I had heard that they usually spike in the fall--I guess mine like to spike in the last spring! Thanks again

[RandomGemini]

Some of them do! My miltassia is in spike now, it's a member of the oncidium family, but my actual oncidiums are still growing new pseudobulbs and probably won't spike until September or October.

[lotis146]

My Oncidium Heaven Scent 'Redolence' I bought in bloom this spring and while 2/3 of its spikes have dropped their flowers (the third has begun to) there is a 4th spike coming up.

I too just got a Miltassia, or as I'm told is now called Bratonia, and it is in double spike.

My Wilsonara (oncidium hybrid) I bought in spike in April and it was done flowering several weeks ago.

[NYCorchidman]

Dancing lady is the yellow one, typically Sweet Sugar hybrid is the standard, although there are a few very similar varieties.

These do not have seasons, but rather will bloom whenever a new growth is mature, which is about every five to six months, so the flowering season will be different every time.

[RandomGemini]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Dancing lady is the yellow one, typically Sweet Sugar hybrid is the standard, although there are a few very similar varieties.



These do not have seasons, but rather will bloom whenever a new growth is mature, which is about every five to six months, so the flowering season will be different every time.

I did not know that! Thanks for the info! Now I'm very excited about all of the new pbulbs growing on my oncidiums!!

[NYCorchidman]

I think once they get quite large and begin to grow in multiple directions, they may bloom more often than that, but even then the growth seem to occur in rhythm of every five or six month. The flower show is just bigger with bigger specimens.

So as you grow your Dancing Lady (the yellow one), you will see the flower season change as it is around 6 months but not exactly 6 months.

They are great rewarding orchids because they are always in action, whether it is growing or in bloom.

[PaphLover]

What does a new oncidium spike look like? I have a mini intergeneric that has a new growth, but newbie here can't tell if it's a new bunch of leaves rolled up together or a spike.

Also, why do my uploaded photos show up sideways? On my computer screen they're upright? How does one fix this issue?

[RandomGemini]

I think they're easier to tell apart than Phal spikes. They are much thinner than a pbulb. If you're not sure, it's probably a pbulb.

The brown stem in this photo is a spike coming out of a developing pbulb on my Bratonia.