Oncidium Dancing Lady - Winter 2016

We have a few pots of yellow Oncidium in our backyard and these bloom in the colder months so have really brightened up the garden this winter.
 

These are also known as Dancing Lady orchids because the blooms look like ladies in wide-skirted gowns.

The spikes cascade and they tend to have multiple spikes so the effect is lovely when the plants are in full bloom and wave in the breeze.

They also last a very long time, from late autumn to early spring. We even have a few blooms now stubbornly hanging on even though it has become quite warm now. This photo also shows some other varieties of orchids in our "orchid corner" including phalaenopsis, cymbidiums and cattleyas. I will post more about these or you can check out the orchid tag.