Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
745–1,752m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,551mm Annual rainfall
Seasonal Rainfall pattern
Temperature
22°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,551mm/yearJan 25° 24–27 15° 13–17 247mm
Feb 25° 22–27 15° 12–16 205mm
Mar 24° 22–26 14° 11–16 187mm
Apr 23° 20–25 12° 9–14 96mm
May 21° 19–24 9° 7–11 61mm
Jun 20° 19–22 9° 6–11 46mm
Jul 21° 19–23 8° 6–12 39mm
Aug 22° 20–23 9° 7–12 48mm
Sep 21° 20–23 11° 9–11 74mm
Oct 22° 20–25 12° 9–13 133mm
Nov 23° 21–25 13° 10–14 191mm
Dec 24° 21–26 14° 12–16 224mm
Bloom Season
Based on 30 Gomesa awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Gomesa forbesii
As seed parent
Gombrassiltonia Gorey × Bratonia Vino
Gomesa Mantinii × Oncidium marshallianum
Oncidesa Janssenii × Oncidium tigrinum
Oncidium × colnagoi × Oncidium zappii
Oncidium × mantinii × Oncidium marshallianum
Oncidium × punctatum × Oncidium � gardneri pro hyb
Oncidium Boissiense × Oncidium varicosa
Oncidium Bronze Medallion × Oncidium enderianum
Oncidium Goldrausch × Oncidium Varimyre
Oncidium Joyeux × Oncidium Farandole
Oncidium Katherine Tompkins × Oncidium Kultane
Oncidium Kenta × Oncidium Sultamyre
Oncidium Mantinii × Oncidium marshalliana
Oncidium Nebula × Oncidium Katherine Tompkins
Oncidium Paranaforb × Oncidium paranapacabensis
Oncidium Punctatum × Oncidium Gardneri
Oncidium Yellow Imp × Oncidium Margaret Ilgenfritz
As pollen parent
Bramesa Aloha Bramesa Gemini ×
Bramesa Pat Brassia Memoria Bert Field ×
Bramesa Steve Male Bramesa Aloha ×
Brassidomesa Falcon's Flight Brassidium Gilded Urchin ×
Gombrassiltonia Maluka Lussier Bratonia Royal Robe ×
Gomestele Autumn Tints Rhynchostele bictoniensis ×
Gomestele Beruta Rhynchostele cervantesii ×
Gomestele Carol Friedrichs Rhynchostele londesboroughiana ×
Gomestele Dragon Slayer Rhynchostele ureskinneri ×
Gomestele Falala Rhynchostele Solola ×
Gomestele Wallerawang Gold Rhynchostele Stamfordiense ×
Oncidesa Baby Panther Oncidium Panther ×
Oncidesa Buckden Pike Oncidium aurarium ×
Oncidesa David McKenzie Oncidium Pacific Command ×
Oncidesa Fowlerianum Oncidium cirrhosum ×
Oncidesa Gold Coin Butte Oncidium oblongatum ×
Oncidesa Inford Oncidium incurvum ×
Oncidesa Marjorie Oncidium noezlianum ×
Oncidesa Marshall's Gold Oncidesa Sierra Gold ×
Oncidesa Michel Bourgeois Oncidium John Louis Shirah ×