Miltonia

[Marty]

A new content_care_sheets entry has been added:

Miltonia

[ScottMcC]

I think I have the plant that's in your picture...is it Milt Echo Bay 'Midnight Tears?'

If so, that's one of my favorite plants! Great smell and very striking appearance!

If not, it sure looks a lot like it.

[thakshila smith]

lovely bloom .thank you for information.

[DaveonLI]

I grow about 5 types of Miltoniopsis-I really doubt they can be considered cool growers as mine are doing well, growing and flowering in intermediate to warm conditions. Maybe the care sheet should be updated, you'd think?

[Oscarman]

Originally Posted by ScottMcC

I think I have the plant that's in your picture...is it Milt Echo Bay 'Midnight Tears?'

If so, that's one of my favorite plants! Great smell and very striking appearance!

If not, it sure looks a lot like it.

You are right on with that ID Scott! It is not my plant but from our monthly meeting show table. As I remember, it did smell fantastic and everyone commented on it's color and patterns.

[Marty]

Originally Posted by DaveonLI

I grow about 5 types of Miltoniopsis-I really doubt they can be considered cool growers as mine are doing well, growing and flowering in intermediate to warm conditions. Maybe the care sheet should be updated, you'd think?

Dave, the care sheet is taken directly from AOS, I haven't modified it one bit. The nice thing about it is that just by posting a comment that it does well in warm environment, you've updated it. Chances are that whoever will be reading the care sheet will also read the comments. It will at least give them a starting point.

[Palito]

Originally Posted by DaveonLI

I grow about 5 types of Miltoniopsis-I really doubt they can be considered cool growers as mine are doing well, growing and flowering in intermediate to warm conditions. Maybe the care sheet should be updated, you'd think?

I wouldn't say that in general. In my limited experience, anything approaching warm, has caused their slow decline and death.

[Phantasm]

Miltoniopsis enjoy intermediate conditions and can tolerate cooler temperatures much better than warm temperatures. I would not recommend warm temperatures over a long period of time, perhaps only during summer and it should be minimized as much as possible.

[Swamper]

Originally Posted by Phantasm

Miltoniopsis enjoy intermediate conditions and can tolerate cooler temperatures much better than warm temperatures. I would not recommend warm temperatures over a long period of time, perhaps only during summer and it should be minimized as much as possible.

Browsing thru the front page I saw this beautiful orchid. It looked really dark on my screen. After further research I see it's not as dark as I thought. I know there is no actual black orchid but what's the darkest colored, closest to black orchid, you guys know of?
thanks

[Swamper]

Well I found a small black or very darn close to it. After doing a bunch of web searches I ended up being directed right back here. Funny. I should have known.