My Tinkerbelles!

[patticake]

I love this little darlin'! She's stolen my heart.

When I didn't kill my first Masdie, Masdevalia (White Swallow x Minaret), I figured I needed to give him a friend. Thanks to Joe, I now have Tinkerbelles to keep him company!

The day that "Tinker" arrived, My other Masdie showed a new growth! Yay! The new growth is doing well and I now have 3 new growths starting!! This picture was taken a couple of days ago...When there was still one. I think he likes his new tiny friend!

Picture #1- Masd. Tinkerbelles
Picture #2- New growth on Masd. Roofus (White Swallow x Minaret)

[Orchidementia]

How cool is that? Nice growing! And congrats on your pocket orchid!

[myorchid]

That is great! Now you have two small ones, need a BIG one! What color blooms is the (White Swallow x Minaret) supposed to have?

Good job growing!!

[butt0n]

What are both blooms supposed to look like? I tried searching for the Tinkerbell, but couldn't find anything.

[jbigio]

The blooms are white with yellow

[psyc1210]

Joe, do you have a picture of the blooms?

Patti- Oh it is just too cute! I keep checking on mine multiple times per day. teehee

[jbigio]

Tinker bells

[patticake]

Masd. Roofus is a cross between a white and a light pink w/darker streaks. It could bloom numerous ways. I can't wait to see it- Thanks for the Tinkerbelles photo, Joe! Thanks also for these 2 beautiful plants.

[jbigio]

enjoy them I'm trying to find more no luck as yet

[articuno75]

I love mine too!!! Now to find some fairy dust and make it bloom!!!

[solay]

Patti I loved mine too. I'm still hoping it's going to pull through. It's down to one leaf now. I love mini orchids in general.

Jenny I need some fairy dust too to help mine survive. If you find some let me know!

Joe if you find more, let me know. I might have to get another one. Time will tell. Thanks.

[patticake]

Originally Posted by solay

Patti I loved mine too. I'm still hoping it's going to pull through. It's down to one leaf now. I love mini orchids in general.

Jenny I need some fairy dust too to help mine survive. If you find some let me know!

Joe if you find more, let me know. I might have to get another one. Time will tell. Thanks.

I think it was that awful heat that you folks have had... Just a guess.

[JLu]

Can somebody tell me what this plant is? I've seen Tinkerbelles, Tinker Bells, Tinkerbells...... is this a registered grex? If not, what is the cross? Looks like it could be out of Masd constricta but no such offspring exists.

Cain't find nothin'. Just another dumb Kentuckian I guess. I might need a smart pill, but I think Bill Gates bought them all.

[Orchidementia]

Masd datura x Masd erinacea = Masd Tinker Belles, registered 2002 by L. O'Shaugnessy (G. Staal)

I got this information from the RHS database, so I'm guessing it's somewhat reliable.

[jbigio]

Its a primary hybrid betwee Masd datura x Masd erinacea. there is also a twinkel bells

[patticake]

My label says Tinkerbelles (datura x erinacea)
I'll have to check out the spelling... Thanks for bringing this up!

[JLu]

Hey thanks for the help guys. The mystery is solved.

Since 2001 Masd erinacea is Diodonopsis erinacea so the offspring Tinker Belles is an intergeneric hybrid (Ddo x Masd) known as Diovallia (Dvl).

So the official name is Diovallia Tinker Belles.

[jbigio]

good to know thanks

[patticake]

Oh, wow! I'll go make her a new tag! Thanks JLu!:

[jay]

These miniatures are amazing. I can't believe how small they are. They make me nervous so I will just watch for now.

[tizzycat]

Patti, they're delightful.

[patticake]

I found the perfect "home" for her... It's a cut-stone votive holder. It's got air holes in the sides. It's very small, but I'll wait for her to get a little bigger. For now, I've kept her in the little cell, and put it inside a napkin ring for stability. I'll post pics later...

[articuno75]

LOL, Now darn it. I just ran out of tags! You know with all these name changes, I just want to pull my hair!!!

[kid a]

I can't follow all the name changes because there are so many names I have no idea what they are!

[patticake]

Originally Posted by articuno75

LOL, Now darn it. I just ran out of tags! You know with all these name changes, I just want to pull my hair!!!

I hear ya, Jenny! I figure when the "Grand Name Change" in the Cattleya world takes place, I'm gonna need a case of new labels! I hope that doesn't happen tooo soon, as I just finished up-dating my current list!

[patticake]

6/27/08 Here's a pic of my Tinker Belles in a napkin ring so it won't tip over! I'll re-pot it down the road, but I want it to get used to it's new home first. My other Masdie Roofus, is in the background. There are 4 new growths on it. I'm psyched! It's hard to see, but there are 2 new growths on Tink.

[solay]

Patti, they look great. I can see the little growth on tiny tinker. I miss mine.

[articuno75]

My Tink is starting to drop more leaves? But I also see growth at the base. So should I push the panic button or keep watching like Johnny Bench?

I have to show you my Masdie coccinea alba x Hirasaki I love it! It's giving me two new growths

[jbigio]

As long as there is new growth, your plant is settling in. remember they lose old leaves just like other orchids. if you like the coccinea alba x Hirasakie now wait till it blooms next season, you will really LOVE it. its one of my favorites.
Joe

[Rocinante]

Originally Posted by jay

These miniatures are amazing. I can't believe how small they are. They make me nervous so I will just watch for now.

Miniatures are a blast, jay! The only difference is that due to their tiny size, you have to water a little more often. Try just one. They're like Lay's potato chips!

[psyc1210]

Here is an update on my Tinkerbelles. She is looking a bit rough. It took a while for her to adjust, and now I have her in my basement under a CFL. She did lose more than a few leaves in the process. BUT as of yesterday, I saw new growth, YAY!! The current leaves aren't looking really great...but I'm hoping new leaves will be perfectly fine.

[patticake]

Wow, JoBeth! Yours gets the prize for doing the best, I think! Mine lost a few leaves a couple of weeks ago. It has 4 leaves, now. They seem to be doing O.K., but I would feel better if they started showing signs of improving. At least they're not going down-hill any more. I'll try to update photos this weekend sometime. Keep up the good work!

[articuno75]

I have sad news to report. Mine has died. I think it's just too arid in my apartment for it....

But then again the others are doing okay.... :hmmm:

I have to figure out what the issue is. I have a couple doing good and a couple doing fair.

Joe~ When I figure what's going on and resolve the problem, I'd like another Tinkerbelle.

[solay]

Jenny, I've been keeping quiet cause mine really kicked the bucket a long time ago. So sad. The other 3 I have are doing fine but the mini went so fast.
I want another one too. Maybe the next one will do better. Seems more sensitive than the regular sized ones.
JoBeth your doing something right to have it survive as long as it has.

[articuno75]

Still I miss mine

JoBeth what are you doing to maintain yours?

[patticake]

Originally Posted by articuno75

Still I miss mine

JoBeth what are you doing to maintain yours?

I would like to know also... I hope to bring mine around. The 4 leaves that are left are healthy-looking. but so were the other leaves before they jumped ship. Any advice JoBeth

[psyc1210]

I am keeping it in the basement....it's between 70-75 degrees down there. It might get a tiny bit cooler at night, but I haven't monitored the thermometer at night. The humidity is around 50% I believe. I turn a small table fan on every day for a while, but it's not blowing on it 24/7. That's it! Oh, and I just have it sitting under a small table lamp with a CFL bulb.

[Sassismom]

I don't think I've ever seen such a tiny orchid, I love it, I'm going to have to be on the lookout for one of those.

[articuno75]

JoBeth~Does your temps stay consistant or is there any flux? I think that's what my problem is. I have too much of an inconsistancy in maintaining temperature. My temps bounce from 69 degrees to as high as 81 at any given time. The Hirasaki cross and Hawaiian Sunset doesn't seem to care about it, but the others show unhappy thoughts at me.

[psyc1210]

I think my temps stay pretty much right between 70-75 degrees.

[patticake]

Thanks! My conditions sound a lot like yours. I've moved it as far away from the lights on my stand as I can. My temps are 70-75F, also. Here's what's left of her!

[psyc1210]

Oh that looks good Patti! I bet you'll have some new growth soon.


My upstairs room was too hot for mine, temps can get up to 83 in there. I thought putting it closer to the fan would make it ok, that's when it lost two leaves. Then i moved it downstairs, and it didn't lose any leaves, but I hated leaving it in the basement bc I didn't have a fan for the basement, so I tried moving it to my main floor, and it lost a few more leaves...so back to the basement she went. I just noticed today another teeny tiny green growth starting. I had to look VERY closely to see it

[jay]

It is good to see that both of your orchids are beginning to settle in. I can't wait to see blooms.

[jbigio]

They dont like heat the temps should be under 75 for them but it look like you guys are on your way with them. dont forget to feed weakly evry two weeks. I have a new division that will be ready in about two weeks I want it to settle down before selling

[articuno75]

I'm fanagling around my apartment now looking for a cool, flowy area now. Let me see if I can accomidate it.

[psyc1210]

Joe- If you have enough available, I'd like another too...to keep that one company in the basement.

[patticake]

While I hadn't moved mine from the basement, I HAD moved it a little closer to the lights. I guess she told me! Since moving her back to the farthest corner from the lights, she's holding her own. I'm about to go water before work. I'll go check her first thing!

[Christina]

Aww, I love them! Your tinker certainly does have some growth. Nice job!

[jbigio]

I'll let you know how many I end up with
Joe

[solay]

Joe, Don't forget me if you have more to sell. I want to give it another go.

[jbigio]

I wont forget you

[solay]

OK, Thanks.

[psyc1210]

I am so happy!!! My Tinkerbelles has another new growth, I just noticed it tonight...so it has three new growths!! YAY!!

[berkeleysgr8]

Oh my goodness... it is so tiny and adorable! How could anyone resist trying to care for something so small? I can't wait to see yours in bloom.

[patticake]

Originally Posted by psyc1210

Oh that looks good Patti! I bet you'll have some new growth soon.


My upstairs room was too hot for mine, temps can get up to 83 in there. I thought putting it closer to the fan would make it ok, that's when it lost two leaves. Then i moved it downstairs, and it didn't lose any leaves, but I hated leaving it in the basement bc I didn't have a fan for the basement, so I tried moving it to my main floor, and it lost a few more leaves...so back to the basement she went. I just noticed today another teeny tiny green growth starting. I had to look VERY closely to see it

JoBeth, You were right! I just peeked at her. Down at the base is a new growth. Wheww! My other new growth that had been on it when I got it, had gone away. Now there's a new shoot that has started since I got her. There's hope.

Thanks for the encouragement, ALL!!

[solay]

Yay! Good to hear. New growth means it's finally adjusted to it's new home. Good job!

[tizzycat]

Jbigio - pity you're not in the UK

[jbigio]

Somedays I wish I WAS in the UK
joe

[psyc1210]

Alright Patti!!! Seems like the new growth appears overnight! But you have to look VERRRRY closely to notice it. I haven't checked mine for 2 days now. I better check to see how it's coming along. Maybe I'll find another growth I do think she needs a friend though, hehe

[PhalPal]

Is that the cutest thing or what?????

[patticake]

I got tired of messing with the sphagnum... I re-potted Tinker Belles an Roofus to new pots with Schultz mix. I took out the bigger chunks, and added a little chopped sphag to the mix. Tinker Belles has 2 new growths starting now! She and Roofus like their new mix. I water them every day with this, but I can control the moisture better than with sphag. I'll post a picture this weekend-(hopefully!)