| I think I made it clear that divisions will often delay flowering. I only stated that it could be done if you were willing to accept the results. Single divisions of Cattleya almost always do badly.
That is why I recommend the alternative of taking back bulbs from mature Oncidium and leaving the new growth attached. This will result in additional plants with little stress to the original plant.
I try to avoid mentioning prices on this forum. But here I think an example is in order. I see a lot of people want to divide their plants, thinking that it is a cheap way of increasing their collection.
Oncidium division 2-3 bulbs are not very valuable. At the end of the season in April many wholesalers will cut up their plants and sell the divisions. They are not worth the shelf space to keep them over a winter (usually you need 1000 of the same plant to be commercially feasible.)
This past April I was selling Oncidium divisions for $2. Sweetpea compare this to the beautiful plant you have now and think again if you really want to divide it.
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