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Oncidium vs. Cymbidium: Norfolk VA Balcony Grower

Mini Cattleya, red Lady's Slipper, and "Cymbidium" (actually Oncidium) on balcony. Oncidium: 2 ft, 5 spikes, 1.5–2" spotted blooms, sword-shaped light green leaves, flat pseudobulbs. Repotted in fir bark/perlite/charcoal, divided, new roots/shoot. Brown leaf tips, oval dark spots on bulb bases.

Oncidium Confirmed

Leaf spots near tips normal. Dark spots on pseudobulb bases: if firm, monitor; if soft/mushy or enlarging → fungal. Remove infected bulbs with sterile blade until clean tissue.

Salt Buildup

Shows as tip browning progressing down leaf.

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