Hi, I am new to this forum. I have recently become addicted to orchids, and have acquired a mixed collection of about ten plants. Primarily Phalaenopsis and paphs. One of the plants I acquired is a Miltoniopsis. I found it in the store when it was budding and the clerk told me it was a Miltonia. It wasn't untill I looked up the name on the sticker that I found it is a Miltoniopsis and is more of a intermediate to advanced plant. I so far have had pretty decent luck with it. I am using compact flourescents and am keeping the medium fairly moist but obviously not soggy. I have increased misting because I understand this speices has a high humidity requirment that sometimes is hard for some growers to meet. The leaves meet the "healthy" description that I read about. It has begun to bloom, but rather unevenly. It seems that some of the buds need to be helped along because the petals at the top of the bud seem to get stuck together. Is this normal? Also once the flower has unfirled for a few days, the bottom petals become rather wilted looking. How long do the blooms last. My Phalaenopsis blooms seem to almost take on a waxy plastic like appearence for sometime. Is there a way to make all of the buds on my Milt. open at the same time so that all of the flowers look fresh? Sorry for the lengthy message! Any advice would be appreciated!
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