Oncidium boothianum

Also known as: Booth's Oncidium or Vitekorchis boothiana in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

General Information

Booth's Oncidium is a medium sized sympodial warm to hot growing epiphytic orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae. It is named after the English Garderner in the 19th century.

Plant Description

Sympodial. Grows to 38cm. Each new growth has a single leathery leaf that grows to 1.7-30cm long. Pseudobulbs grow to 5-8cm

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring
• Summer

Care Notes

These orchids have a fine root system that can quickly die back if left dry for too long, but also does not like to be kept wet, so water regularly but ensure that the mix is dry before watering. 

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations. Rainfall ranges from 10mm to 109mm per day, heaviest in July and lightest in February. Humidity ranges from 73% to 83%, highest in November and lowest in March. Temperature ranges from 10C to 24C, highest in April (13C to 24C) and lowest in January (10C to 21C).

Watering

These orchids prefer a wet-dry cycle between waterings, they should be watered frequently but only when the moisture is approaching dryness, where the pot feels light and/or the media looks dry. Keep an eye on mounted orchids in warm weather as they may dehydrate quickly.

Potting

These plants are quite forgiving and will do well repotted ever 2-3 years. The mix should be coarse, well draining, and allow space for air to move and for roots to grow. 

Alternatively, these plants will also do well mounted to tree fern or cork slabs, or mounted to trees.

Best time for repotting or mounting the orchids is the end of winter when new growths start to appear. Avoid repotting during hot weather,

This plant does well mounted.