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Oncidium "Twinkle" propagation
This has worked for me in the past.
I use only sphagnum. It needs a tolerable amount of baby sitting, especially in summer with a dry environment. Although never tried, I believe it works for other Oncidiums and related genera. https://i.postimg.cc/67YVkqH5/20230220-120607.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Hr1t5fcH/20230220-120444.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/zbvw8NMw/20230220-122157.jpg |
A tiny, single growth is going to take a long time to mature, but sure…. Why not, if you’re willing to put in the effort?
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The last time I did this, the pbulb bloomed after one year. Maybe I was lucky, who knows.:)
Here's a photo... https://i.postimg.cc/VvMDTJkc/20200104-122152.jpg |
Did you do anything to promote the formation of the keiki (does this qualify as a keiki?). I've found that some of the Oncidium-family do this for me when the base of the p-bulb gets damaged. Aspasia epidendroides does it a lot. I cut the p-bulb with the keiki attached off and tied it to a tree and they seem to be doing great. Though Aspasia don't seem to develop as fast as some Oncidiums do. I figure 2-3 years before blooming.
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Now that you're mentioning it, that would be a good opportunity to mount it, something I've never done. The only mounted plants I have were bought already mounted.
What woul be the best mounting medium (besides the cork plate)? I think that's a plant strategy for survival as, althought it has bloomed, the mother plant's roots were in bad shape (as well as its look :)). |
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Hello -
I have Twinkle "Fragrance Fantasy (yellow) and Twinkle 'Red' While I love my mounted plants I never attempted to mount the Twinkles. Both of my Twinkles are kept in sphagnum. They tend to like being evenly moist most of the time, and I cannot see that mounting would accommodate them. They have very fine roots which appreciate the continuous moisture. If you wish to experiment, make sure you have a 'spare' growing as well. Good luck! let us know if it works if you do mount yours. Cheers, Maryanne |
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It will be flowering in a twinkle.
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Update on this one...the new growth is bigger...
https://i.postimg.cc/3Wb9kNH0/20230624-144220.jpg ...and a new candidate!:) https://i.postimg.cc/KRkfBbZq/20230624-144426.jpg |
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