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Oncidium nevadense

Oncidium nevadense, formerly Odontoglossum nevadense, comes from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia and the adjacent Venezuelan Andes. As an Odontoglossum-type cloud-forest orchid it wants cool, humid conditions with a short drier spell from December to March.

Oncidium nevadense
Photo: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of montane cloud forest, like other Odontoglossum-group Oncidium.

Records lack elevations; Odontoglossum-group species in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta grow mostly around 1500–2500 m.

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.