Gombrassiltonia Evening Colors
Genus | Gombrassiltonia |
Epithet | Evening Colors |
Synonym Flag | This is not a synonym |
Synonym Genus Name | Aliceara |
Registrant Name | J.W.McCully |
Originator Name | J.W.McCully |
Date of registration | 15/06/1998 |
Created as a cross of Bratonia (Miltassia) Olmec (Seed parent) and Gomesa Grafo(Pollen parent).
There is little to almost none information on the internet on this hybrid, and it's a shame as the stunning sun painted flowers are a real pleasure to the eye, and the orchid itself is not the usual oncidium alliance representative. Of course it has pseudobulbs so characteristic for this group but it's growth pattern and how the foliage is presented makes it look more like a Cattleya than anything else.
The plant is a sympodial orchids, with the rhizome showing a bit odd upright pattern so each new pseudobulb may grow higher than the one before. The pseudobulbs itself are large, very plump and won't show shriveling easily, each has two long fleshy leaves with a rounded tip. The leaves may show a bronze peppering on the surface when getting older - but it's not a sing of a disease.
Similarly to Lelia or Cattleya the flowers grow from between the leaves, formed in a sheet which breaks in time sending out the blooms. Due to it's overall presentation and this fact one can easily doubt himself for a moment.
Since there is no specific and detailed information I can only point that the bloom time is between Early Summer and Late Autumn, this information will be confirmed once my own orchid shows signs of development.
Best light will be southern window, avoiding direct sunlight that may cause leaf burns and kill the orchid, temperatures standard in Beallara and Aliceara faction - although recommended 16 -20, I would suggest that this data will vary and it will be more like 14 - 24 degrees Celcius.
As with all Oncidium alliance orchids it's best to water it once a week. In case of higher temperatures and fast evaporation it's alright to water it twice. Fertilize every other week and once a month with just clear water to clean down the salts built up in the pot.
There is no information on fragrance so this will have to be confirmed later.
Actually the only place in Europe that sells this orchid is Orchideen-Wichmann.
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