Golden Shower Orchid Oncidium sphacelatum
- Phonetic Spelling
- on-SID-dee-um spass-el-LAH-tum
- Description
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An ephiphitic orchid with very showy profusion of cascading yellow flowers with brown blotches. Provide soil substrate that is coarse to medium and allows for good aeration. They grow in shaded to bright indirect light and prefer to be watered once a week in the warm part of the year and much less so in the cooler months. .
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Oncidium
- Species:
- sphacelatum
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico, Central America, Venezuela
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Many fragrant bright yellow flowers with brown blotches cascade on spikes up to 3 feet
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
