Miltonia candida - Orchid Board

Rosim_in_BR · #1 04-08-2008, 11:09 PM

I love this Miltonia, especially the contrasting white lip and the brown petals/sepals. Interesting, but this plant always gives only three or four flowers for me... it has been difficult to grow it into a specimen because the back bulbs always shrivel and dry! I changed the media sometimes to see if I got better results, but nothing. Go figure! Sometimes it's the plant itself.

snow · #2 04-08-2008, 11:22 PM

as useuall wonderfull flowers.
i wonder if temps have anything to do with not having more flowers?

Rosim_in_BR · #3 04-09-2008, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by snow

as useuall wonderfull flowers.
i wonder if temps have anything to do with not having more flowers?

I had thought of that, Snow, and moved it to a cooler corner in the grh last year, just after it flowered. It seems temps are not the major issue. I'm convinced that this specific clone is really difficult to grow

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cb977 · #4 04-09-2008, 07:53 AM

Great color, form and markings on this one!

kimstwin · #5 04-09-2008, 04:36 PM

Wow, that is quite a bloom. I love the colors of that. Maybe someday I will try to grow some difficult varieties.

tuvoc · #6 04-09-2008, 06:14 PM

Wow. That one kind of sneeks up on you, and says TADA! I'd take three flowers any time.

Kim

Shirley · #7 04-09-2008, 09:53 PM

To me, that is a very unusual looking Miltonia flower! I have a few Miltonias myself (actually Miltoniopsis) but the blooms aren't anything like that at all! It is very pretty.

Rosim_in_BR · #8 04-10-2008, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tuvoc

Wow. That one kind of sneeks up on you, and says TADA! I'd take three flowers any time.

Kim

Kim, you and your always vivid imagination! I like the 'TADA' thing! It came into my mind the classic end of a dance performance when the artist, open arms, looking at some point, waits the audience to explode clapping!!