The flowering period of Oncidium is generally in the middle ten days of each year. Its flowering period is relatively short, the flowers are simple and beautiful, and there are many varieties of flowers, which are very ornamental.
However, because of the miscellaneous species and different growing areas, the florescence is not the same, and there is no fixed florescence.
Oncidium is an important potted flower material in the world.
First of all, there is only one flower stem on a pseudobulb, but those growing thick pseudobulbs may also have two
The flower of Oncidium orchid is bright and bright in color. Its shape is like a flying golden butterfly. It is also like a dancing girl. It's very beautiful, so it's also called a golden butterfly orchid or a dancing girl orchid.
Most species of Oncidium have only 2 flowers on their stems, and some will reach as many as a dozen.
Most of the flowers of Oncidium are yellow. In addition, the common colors are green, white, red and magenta. It can be said that the flowers are getting more and more attractive.
The size of Wenxin orchid is also different, some flowers are very small, while some flowers are very big and have different shapes.
The flower structure is very special:
The sepals of the calyx are the same size, and the petals are the same size as the back sepals.
The flower has three lobed lip petals of different sizes, which are violin like, with beautiful shape. There is a ridge like protrusion at the base of the middle lobe, and a small protrusion on the ridge, which looks really strange.
The flower language and symbolic meaning of wenxinlan are: good luck, happy and worry free, forget worry;
It is said that it comes from a legend that Song Qingling saw this kind of flower at a glance when imitating the White House. The shape of the flower looks like China's "auspicious" son, so it was later used to symbolize good luck.