Name:	Oncidium Twinkle	Seed parent1:	Oncidium cheirophorum
Date acquired:	18 December 2004	Pollen parent:	Oncidium ornithorhynchum
Source:	Hoosier Orchid Company	Season:	Winter
Container:	5" clay pot	Climate:	Intermediate

15 December 2005

18 December 2004

This Oncidium Twinkle came from Hoosier Orchids in Indianapolis during their winter open house in 2004.  When I first saw it, I just had to bring it home.  This miniature orchid stands less than a foot tall, including the pot.  This plant has more pseudobulbs in that little 5" pot than I care to count.  In the winter of 2005, it opened 280 flowers on 16 spikes.  Each tiny flower, less than an half an inch long, emits a fragrance of vanilla and musk.  When in full bloom, this little plant perfumes the entire room!

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References:
(1)  International Orchid Register: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp