Milt. Milla Hull x Meadowdale

[Phantasm]

 

This has an unusual color, more towards violet pink and inherited from Meadowdale.

[Toddybear]

Stunning! You have quite a show of Miltoniopsis currently. Mine are typically spring bloomers.

[Phantasm]

Most of these aren't in bloom now, I just figured out how to post my pictures! They do bloom throughout the year, however, and I probably have 10 plants out of around 100 Miltoniopsis with spikes now. The peak season is late spring/early summer and the best flowers are in the cooler season (spring).

[Bolero]

WOW! Very nice colouring and shape.

It's lovely.

[cb977]

Bill, you've got a wonderful Milt collection!
Thanks for sharing them with us

[Shirley]

I love this one! Such a nice colour and mask. I have a young Meadowdale crossed with Albacete so am really looking forward to seeing how the bloom turns out!

Shirley

[Phantasm]

That should be an interesting cross with some color range. Meadowdale ranges from white to pale pink to rich violet pink with black to red masks. Your cross should have some interesting shades or overlays from the Albacete parent combine with Meadowdale. It would be fun to bloom a compot of this one!

[kiki-do]

Hi Phantasm, I love the picture! I have one Miltonia and one Miltoniopsis that is quite fragrant. Pacific Clouds is the fragrant one. I haven't seen a blossom or any sign of a spike since about Jan. I was wondering how you grow them. Watering, temps, medium, etc. as you obviously have the nack. I enjoyed the fragrance of mine so much and would love to see it bloom again in the near future. The leaf tips of mine were lightening, almost a silvery color and I stopped fertilizing so often. I'm assuming it was too much fertilizer from something I read here on the OB. I also took it further away from the bright light. I'd appreciate any tips on Milt's and perhaps I will find what/if I am doing something wrong with them that I should change. Do you mind sharing your secrets? Again, thanks for sharing such a beauty!
kiki-do

[Phantasm]

kiki-do,

Both of these genera are fairly easy to grow and bloom if you are aware of their requirements.

Miltonias-

They are very vigorous and have long rhizomes between growths so they like to be mounted. Mine are on cork, but they can also be potted in your favorite mix. My mix is 5 parts fine orchid bark (pre-soaked to drop the wood from the bark) 1 part charcoal, 1 part perlite and a scoop of bone meal. You can tinker with it a bit, if you want a more airy mix, put in more perlite and/or medium size bark.
They are very tolerant of heat, and like temperatures 60-85F. They can easily handle more heat as long as you give them more water. I fertilize them regularly during the growing season. They like good air movement also. They can handle cooler temperatures if you dry them out a bit. They can handle close to cattleya light conditions, so pretty bright.

Miltoniopsis-

Same mix as listed above. The BIG key is annual repotting in the fall, they love fresh mix and go downhill quickly without it. They like cooler temperatures than Miltonias, more like 55-80F is preferred but they can handle a bit lower if they are dry and a bit higher with more water or misting. Try to keep the temperature in the desired range. They also like good air. They like a bit less than cattleya light. If they get too much brightness, the foliage will take on reddish tints and if not enough light they get darker green. The best is somewhere in between.

The primary blooming season for Miltonias is summer into fall, and for Miltoniopsis is spring into early summer. Miltoniopsis are rather precocious and can bloom at any time during the year.....

[cupcake]

That is just beautiful! I only have one at the moment,

? REd Tide which I got from a supermarket! But they are SO spectacular, and the scent is heavenly! Judi