Onc. Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'
 

Quite a popular mini Oncidium ---- the Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'.

Mine has been growing in scoria in the tropics.

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I have one "Red Fantasy". It's a reliable bloomer in late winter.
I've been thinking about getting the two other varieties (being one of them the one you have).

Very nice to hear that you're growing that variety rbarata!

I haven't got a red of this kind, but growing a couple of Sharry Baby 'Ruby' - which haven't flowered yet! Also growing in scoria and doing well. Weird name heheheh ..... ie. Sharry Baby.

Just uploading a couple of more nice pics taken this morning of Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'.

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I have five Twinkles.

'Chian - Tzy Golden No3' not flowered for me yet.
'CT Strong' not flowered for me yet
'Red Fantasy'' currently in bloom
'Soft Pink' this has bloomed for me, the colour is extremely pale.
'Fragrant Fantasy this has also bloomed for me.

All have a faint floral fragrance.

Very nice collection Diane!

I recall the Fragrance Fantasy has a vanilla type smell. I will remember to check later - as I haven't smelled this particular batch yet!

Did you smell a vanilla type scent for your Fragrance Fantasy? Actually - I know that the label for this orchid is all over the place. On some sites, it is Fragrant Fantasy, and other sites Fragrance Fantasy. No consistency!

I thought it smells like a soft talcum powder type custard cream biscuit/ vanilla.

One of the ones that hasn't flowered, the CT Strong has developed about 15 new growths all tightly packed against the growth it came with. The orginal growth is not looking its best, but I guess you wouldn't with 15 babies!
There are some leaves on the old growth I would like to remove but I'm concerned doing that will disturb the young growths as these old leaves seem well connected despite the bedraggled look.
I'm desperate to unpot to see what is going on with the roots but its too cold at the moment and all the new growths look good so I'm going to wait until Spring.

Wonderful description of the smell Diane. The number of growths on the CT Strong is excellent!!! Doing more than really well there! Thanks for uploading that pic. Very refreshing to look at!

You called this 'mini'. I did a little research and found the plant averages 17 - 20 inches. I would love to have one of these if the plant was a mini size. Do you happen to know of any very small oncidiums?

Dusty ----- I seriously got taken by surprise on the very first time it bloomed (not this time, but soon after I first bought it). The leaves were really just a few inches (eg. 3 inches long) ------ and it just developed a flower spike. It surprised me. I wasn't expecting that for such a small plant.

This one really has pretty short leaves. Definitely a miniature oncidium. Some nursery sites have the description of it as miniature oncidium.

Thanks. I will do some more looking.

Hey Dusty, I think the twinkle is the best oncidium choice, not as big as the sharry baby which you'd be gobsmacked by how big it gets but not too small that it gets overlooked. They take up much less space than even a medium sized phalaenopsis, the flower spikes grow up and don't take up any more space than the pot below. They are very adaptable too but if you are looking for something smaller then you should certainly consider its parent the oncidium cheirophorum which is the smaller parent of the twinkle so stays very compact.
The cheirophorum is a hot grower however so not as versatile as the twinkle.

Something that stays a similar size as the cheirophorum is a mexicoa ghiesbreghtiana, a warm to cool grower but if you truly want a mini oncidium then a good candidate might be an oncidium coloratum.

Dont be fooled by descriptive words when looking for them. I know a grower in the UK who has a Twinkle that has 'Tiny' in the name and that plant is a lot bigger than any of his other named Twinkles.
I've never come across come here, maybe its just sold in the UK.
I've added a link to the video. He shows a couple of mountedTwinkles first, then at about 11 minutes in he shows the Tiny Twinkle.

My Sunday Orchid Chat - A Quick Look at My Mounted Orchids - Yes, ALL of Them - YouTube

Nice video link Diane! Quite relaxing to watch, and saw the Tiny Twinkle at the 11 min mark!

Thank you. I will add these to the list for later.

Jumping on the twinkle bandwagon, I love these little guys! Here's my 'pink profusion' still getting ready to bloom.

https://i.postimg.cc/fR3NmbKk/20210830-201257.jpg

I haven't seen many Twinkles that big. You can divide them to keep them in small pots. They flower with only 2-3 pseudobulbs. I have seen plants flowering in 2" / 5cm pots. Of course the show is better with a bigger plant.

For a mini Onc., consider what is usually sold as Howeara Lava Burst. Its ancestors have had name changes, so it is now supposed to be called Leomesezia Lava Burst.