Oncidium koechlinianum

A Peruvian Oncidium described in 2011 by Collantes and Gerlach, known from a couple of records at about 2900 m in the Cusco region. It is a cool cloud-forest epiphyte that also expects a distinct dry season from May to September.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published. The record site is montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes of southern Peru, where Oncidium of this group grow as epiphytes in filtered light.

The single climate site is at about 2900 m.

Peru

🔒 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.