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Oncidium cebolleta in bloom – how high?

Question:

Your have one of the oldest known Oncids dating back to early descriptions in the 1800’s.  It is a pretty flower with leaf length of 1 foot and, yes, the spikes get very long.  We use bloom supports for our long spikes until they outgrown these and then go to long, thin bamboo canes for support rods.  You can get canes of very long length and they are light weight so that does not become an issue.  Good luck with your pretty, colorful flowers. I am sure it would be a lovely sight this already long, cold, soggy winter from Seattle. —  Anna & Sue                                      "One has only one – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I have an Onc cebolleta in spike, and I was wondering how high the spike will get. Their are a total of four growths with leaf lengths of about 25 cm. The spike is now about 20 cm long, and I’ve read where they can get to nearly 2 m in length! Any thoughts? I assume I should start supporting the spike in some way – suggestions for one that might get long? Thank you. Jim James Aldridge – Fort Worth, Texas, USA http://rampages.onramp.net/~jaldr

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Hi. I have an Onc cebolleta in spike, and I was wondering how high the spike will get. Their are a total of four growths with leaf lengths of about 25 cm. The spike is now about 20 cm long, and I’ve read where they can get to nearly 2 m in length! Any thoughts? I assume I should start supporting the spike in some way – suggestions for one that might get long? Thank you. Jim James Aldridge – Fort Worth, Texas, USA http://rampages.onramp.net/~jaldr

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