Dancing Lady Oncidium

[orchidaddict789]

This is a very popular and common oncidium called Onc. Gower Ramsey. One of the easiest to grow and they bloom easily. They carry spikefuls of yellow flowers, about 1-2 inches wide at the lip, that resemble dancing ladies or dancing dolls.



This is only a small portion of the spike. If you're interested I can put up a pic of the entire three spikes in full bloom.

[Lagoon]

I love the bright beautiful yellow - Very cheery! Does it have any scent?
Yes Plz post up some more pics wouldcha?

Regards,
Gloria

[Tommy]

Please put up the larger pic. just bought one last week .had some blooms on it but they are very small. Tommy

[Gin]

Nice treat in gloomy weather , Very pretty ! Gin

i have three varieties in bloom. nicest feature they are hard to kill

[jerrymeola]

These plants can double in size and grow very large.

I have a friend that is in the landscape nursery business and I mistook one in front of her home for a hedge. The orchid was 8 feet wide and 4 feet tall with over 4000 flowers. It had been growing outside in SW Flordia for over 14 years. They just add cinder blocks to the sides as it grows wider.

[jerrymeola]

Forgot to mention that there is a hybrid out of Hawaii called Onc. Lemon Heart. It looks about the same with a little less of the brown markings but has the great advantage of blooming 2-3 times a year rather than only once like Gower Ramsey

[Claire]

Hmm. Lemon Heart you say? Gonna look that one up in a minute.

Nice plant! Wanna post a pic of the whole thing?

[orchidaddict789]

Sorry it took so long to post the photos of the whole thing--it got lost among the hundreds of other plant photos. They're not scented, though it'll be nice if they are!