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little balls of sap
Hi All,
I have an oncidium hybrid that yields lots (several spikes with 7 to 12 per spike) of brown-and-yellow flowers. The blooms give off a coconut and dark chocolate smell in the mornings. It's a lovely orchid, and one that I found for $12 at Trader Joe's, so it was a real steal. Anyway, one thing that is strange are these little spheres of clear, sticky sap that form at the joints of the branching spikes. Does anyone know what purpose they serve? I checked, and the scent does come form the blooms, not the sap. Also, the plant is healthy (this is the second season I've had it) and growing quickly, so I don't think it's a health issue. Would the sap provide additional food for the pollinators? Or being a hybrid, is it some weird mutant effect that serves no biological purpose? Just wondering... -Munir |
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little balls of sap
Honeydew, it's normal, if you taste it, it's sweet and a little like
the flower scent. Jack |
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little balls of sap
Jack wrote: Honeydew, it's normal, if you taste it, it's sweet and a little like the flower scent. Jack --and attracts ants like.... honey. keep an eye out or you and it will be overrun. --j_a |
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little balls of sap
Sign of a happy healthy plant! But the ants do like it ... Kenni
"Munir" wrote in message ups.com... Hi All, I have an oncidium hybrid that yields lots (several spikes with 7 to 12 per spike) of brown-and-yellow flowers. The blooms give off a coconut and dark chocolate smell in the mornings. It's a lovely orchid, and one that I found for $12 at Trader Joe's, so it was a real steal. Anyway, one thing that is strange are these little spheres of clear, sticky sap that form at the joints of the branching spikes. Does anyone know what purpose they serve? I checked, and the scent does come form the blooms, not the sap. Also, the plant is healthy (this is the second season I've had it) and growing quickly, so I don't think it's a health issue. Would the sap provide additional food for the pollinators? Or being a hybrid, is it some weird mutant effect that serves no biological purpose? Just wondering... -Munir |
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