Dancing Lady

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the first bloom of my yellow oncidium orchid, commonly known as Dancing Lady. The blooms look like ladies holding their skirt up sidewards, as if standing up to dance.


The yellow Oncidium is also known in some parts of the world as Golden Butterflies because at first glance, the blooms (which is a spray) look like a group of butterflies dancing on air.

Some internet sites promote this orchid as the ideal starting project for novice orchid growers, because it is relatively easy to grow. My mother in law has a garden wall full of this orchid in her home in Cotabato. As for me...well, the "easy to grow" part remains to be seen.