Oncidium phymatochilum mottled leaves

Greetings,

I have a plant that I received last year with mottled / yellow / brown leaves, as seen below. I have seen other plants of this species in the hands of reputable growers with similar characteristics, if perhaps less extreme. I have also seen photos of plants of this species that just had normal green leaves.

I asked the grower who said he'd been told the mottled leaves were normal for this species.

I have not yet virus-tested this plant. It hasn't bloomed for me, though that's not surprising because I've had it less than a year, I repotted it, etc.

I started out growing it outdoors but moved it to windowsill culture when I learned it's an intermediate plant.

Thoughts?

Thank you,

D.H.
San Anselmo, CA

 

Thanks. What a drag.