Beautiful plant and blooms. Yes, the red variety is available but listen to this tale.
A local vendor and fellow member of the HOS tried to order red Twinkles in time for Valentine's day. The growers are taking advantage of the holiday and hiked up the prices a lot, according to her. When she protested, they told her to raise her prices, too. After all, the price of roses is raised for Valentine's day. She has refused to do that although it may cost her sales. Later on, when the demand for the red Twinkles is less, she is going to order them, hopefully at the normal price.
Meanwhile, she had another plant that looked like Twinkle but is larger, both the plant as well as the flowers. I don't remember the name. I wanted it but she had it on hold for someone until 1:00 pm. I told her if the person doesn't pick it up, to keep it for me.
Anyhow, maybe the difficulty with getting the red variety will resolve itself in a week or two.
Beverly A.
Oncidium 'Twinkle Red Fantasy' -bloom-
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