Miltonia Question: 6 month old, white

[fukuchan5459]

Hello fellow orchid enthusiasts and experts, i have some questions about Miltonia(s). I bought a 6 inch Miltonia 6 months ago and it is growing in fine bark medium. It has light to moderate green leaves, but i haven't seen any real growth to it.

What is the Miltonia(s) growth habit? My understanding is that it usually spikes in April to May. I see that all my pseudobulbs are hydrated and semi-plump.

I am giving it fertilizer every other watering with the
20-20-20 ratio. I made sure that the medium is always wet but not saturated to the point of soggy.

Any advice on Miltonia(s) will be appreciated.

[silken]

Do you know if this is a Miltonia or a Miltoniopsis? did it have a tag? I bought a Miltoniopsis from Safeway last year in what looks like a similar pot with that bit of green cage around it.

If its a Miltoniopsis, most of them bloom in spring and likely wouldn't be showing signs of a spike yet, although one of mine has a spike.
Miltonias (Miltoniopsis included) and many of the Oncidium type orchids grow a spike from a newly mature growth. After they bloom, the mature growth then produces a new growth. Many of mine are kind of on hold and not doing a lot right now.

[fukuchan5459]

The tag said Miltonia. Yes, I know there is some difference between Miltonia and Miltoniopsis that is very confusing.

Thanks for the reply to my post....

[RosieC]

One problem is that Miltoniopsis are very often tagged as Miltonia because they used to be part of the same genus and many shops selling NoIDs have them tagged with Miltonia. My guess from the look of the pant is Miltioniopsis but can't be sure without seeing flowers.

[RosieC]

I've had Miltoniopsis sulk for 6+ months without doing anything after changing environment (moving from the nursery to my house). If it's looking healthy (as it appears to be from the pics) I would not worry too much at this point.

I would expect at this time of year for it to be less likely to grow anyway, it is likely to start up in the spring, then when the new growths mature they are likely to flower next year.

[silken]

As RosieC says, they are often tagged as Miltonia even if they are the less heat tolerant Miltoniopsis. Miltoniopsis have the pansy like blooms.

[fukuchan5459]

I guess it it a miltoniopsis because it looked like a pansy. Thanks for those replies.