Miltonia spectabilis (Project 9 Int. - Summer 2009)

[Tetouan]

any update?

[nenella]

No signs of flowers yet for me this year. My plants are about the same size that they were (slightlysmaller) as some of the older p/bulbs dried /died off and yet to re-fill....

[RosieC]

I think I've killed mine. Kept it cooler and it got too cold I think It didn't freeze but didn't seem to like being cool with my Cyms for the whole winter. I should have moved it when I first noticed, but I had a bit of a rough winter personally and several orchids suffered from neglect (those that didn't were because Hubby kept watering them for me )

I haven't given up on it. I'm going to see if anything grows from the bulbs this year. They are yellowed (not in a good looking way) but are still firm and it's lost pretty much all it's leaves (those still on look dead), but because the bulbs are firm I still wonder if new growth could come from them over the coming growing season. We shall see

[Zoi2]

Good luck Rosie!
I still haven't gotten the darn thing to bloom. I split my original plant in two and mounted both. They are both very large and one is going to my society auction in two weeks. The second my go this fall.
Joann

[RosieC]

Well I think mine is dead. I will keep it a bit longer see if anything grows, but I think I let it get too cold over the winter and I should have spotted earlier and rectified the problem but all of the orchids were neglected over the last few months.

It never flowered for me anyway, I don't think I could ever give it enough sun. It had grown pretty big though as you can see from the bulbs that are left.

[reliablefool]

Oh dear, that doesn't look good at all. No experience with this, but I'd be stubborn and hold onto it until it turned to mush or dried up. xD Such a large plant...too bad you never got any blooms

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by reliablefool

Oh dear, that doesn't look good at all. No experience with this, but I'd be stubborn and hold onto it until it turned to mush or dried up. xD Such a large plant...too bad you never got any blooms

Yeah, I tend to always keep plants until they are 100% gone.

[shadytrake]

Well that is a bummer.

[nenella]

Oh no Rosie! I'm sorry but glad you have not given up yet and still keeping it. I still have both of mine , a lot of the old original bulbs have dried up but still look bushy. No signs of flowers this year yet.
I will gladly send you some if you want, as they take up a lot of room and I have just bought quite a lot of TC s with the project this year!

[RosieC]

Thanks Nenella,

I don't think I could ever flower it though, so if this one doesn't make it I will give up on this species.