Growing conditions
Intermediate Temperature class
16–1,532m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,320mm Annual rainfall
Seasonal Rainfall pattern
Temperature
22°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,320mm/yearJan 27° 26–29 17° 16–18 207mm
Feb 27° 26–29 17° 16–18 186mm
Mar 27° 25–28 16° 15–18 160mm
Apr 26° 24–27 15° 14–16 89mm
May 24° 22–26 13° 11–14 51mm
Jun 23° 20–25 12° 9–13 43mm
Jul 23° 20–25 11° 9–12 32mm
Aug 24° 21–27 12° 10–13 30mm
Sep 25° 22–28 14° 11–15 58mm
Oct 26° 23–28 15° 13–17 133mm
Nov 26° 25–27 16° 15–17 138mm
Dec 26° 25–28 16° 16–18 193mm
Bloom Season
Based on 30 Gomesa awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
AD / AOC 2014 'Baldin'
78.20 points Exhibited by Woolf D. QLD 22 March 2014
Measurements
Flower size 52 × 46 mm Petals 11 × 7 mm Dorsal sepal 9 × 7 mm Lateral sepals 13 × 8 mm Lip 37 × 46 mm
1 inflorescence 17 flowers 4 buds
1 inflorescence of 590mm with 17 flowers + 4 buds; all segments Greyed/Purple 187A; labellum Yellow 5A with small botches at base of Greyed/Purple 187A
View on AOC website ↗HCC / AOC 2014 'Baldin'
76.50 points Exhibited by Woolf D. QLD 22 March 2014
Measurements
Flower size 52 × 46 mm Petals 11 × 7 mm Dorsal sepal 9 × 7 mm Lateral sepals 13 × 8 mm Lip 37 × 46 mm
1 inflorescence 17 flowers 4 buds
1 inflorescence of 590mm with 17 flowers + 4 buds; all segments Greyed/Purple 187A; labellum Yellow 5A with small botches at base of Greyed/Purple 187A
View on AOC website ↗AM / AOC 1978 'Rogersii'
81.60 points Exhibited by Murphy J. & M. VIC 29 May 1978
Measurements
Flower size 59 × 60 mm
75 flowers
75 flowers spike 1.5 metres high labellum yellow 5A mask greyed orange 166D sepals striped greyed orange 176C with yellow 5B
View on AOC website ↗Award Comparison
| Measurement | AD/AOC 2014 'Baldin' | HCC/AOC 2014 'Baldin' | AM/AOC 1978 'Rogersii' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower size | 52 × 46 mm | 52 × 46 mm | 59 × 60 mm |
| Petals | 11 × 7 mm | 11 × 7 mm | - |
| Dorsal sepal | 9 × 7 mm | 9 × 7 mm | - |
| Lateral sepals | 13 × 8 mm | 13 × 8 mm | - |
| Lip | 37 × 46 mm | 37 × 46 mm | - |
| Flower count | 17 | 17 | 75 |
| Inflorescences | 1 | 1 | - |
Hybrids from Gomesa varicosa
As seed parent
As pollen parent
Brassidium Reiko Oh
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Gomesa Western Gold Oncidium Christmas Gold ×
Odontonia Lawless L'Africaine
Oncidium Gigi Portilla Gomesa Moon Shadow ×
Oncidium Little Panda Oncidium Moon Shadow ×
Oncidium Polynesian Hula Oncidium Sweet Sugar ×
Oncidium Samba de Ouro Oncidium Minmi ×