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Chocolate Orchid

Oncidium Hybrid

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Field Notes

Description:

Long branches of maroon and white flowers called Chocolate Orchid.
Given to me when it was last blooming about 6 months ago. As soon as I hung it in the Tangerine tree, it put out a new stem for flowers.

Habitat:

Definetly mostly shade in Florida. It loves Humidty and needs little care hung in a tree except to bring in when it turns cold in the winter.

Species ID Suggestions

Oncidium hybrid

Reference Link
Dan Doucette
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Comments (9)
MickGrant
Very nice - semi tropical and no frost
Ashish
@Nance...hope you post that smells like coconut... :)
alicelongmartin
A very good question auntnance. I got up and went out and smelled it. It does smell like Chocolate!! Thank You for bringing that to my attention.
auntnance123
Does it smell like chocolate? A friend has one that smells like coconut.
Ashish
Alice thanks for sharing. Your efforts are priceless for spotting such unusual plant.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011

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