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Oncidium hintonii

A Mexican and Central American Oncidium in the old Oncidium maculatum complex, with large pseudobulbs and tall branched spikes of spotted flowers. Records sit in seasonally dry Pacific and southern Mexican forests around 1,000 m, with a pronounced winter dry season that growers should mimic.

Oncidium hintonii
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of seasonally dry oak and semi-deciduous forest on hill slopes, typically on well-lit trunks and branches.

Recorded from about 200 to 1,630 m, median about 1,080 m.

MexicoGuatemalaBelizeHondurasNicaragua

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.