Miltonia fragrance conditions

[katsucats]

I have a blooming Miltonia spectabilis. If I lean close, within a foot, I can smell the licorice-ish smell that it's known for. I personally feel like it smells like a flat Pepsi, or actually just some generic floral smell with a teeny bit of spiciness that gives it a different impression.

But if I stand 3 feet away, it's barely perceptible, and any further away is an occasional subjective whiff that I couldn't even directly attribute to it. It's certainly not "a room away".

One website said the blooms last a month in a dark, cool place, but at least in my little impromptu experiment it seems to smell a bit stronger with LED light on it than with just indirect morning light in a corner of the room.

This is my one and only Miltonia, recently bought.

Does anyone have any suggestions for when the fragrance is "activated"? Is it day fragrant or night fragrant? Does it need low temps or intermediate temps (I tried turning on and off my A/C, and it doesn't seem to affect anything)? Would high humidity help? Maybe I need more fertilizer?