This Miltonia Followed Me Home Last Week

[PleuroPal]

Hi Fellow Orchid Freaks!

Ain't she a beauty? And sweetly fragrant too! First of all, it's a miracle in the sense that my girlfriend, who has practically forbidden me to bring any more orchids home, actually wanted to get this one. lol

I have a couple of questions though. Although I know it's probably next to impossible to get a positive ID on a hybrid like this, does anybody care to offer any ideas or suggestions on what she might be?

Also, as you can see from the second picture, she's in a pretty tiny pot - maybe 2 or 3 inches. Does it look like it may be time to pot her up a little after she's done flowering? Say, to a 4 or 5 inch pot?

Thanks,

[trdyl]

Beautiful indeed! Sorry can't help on culture. I'm not a Miltoniopsis guy.

[(..._...)]

It looks like Miltoniopsis Herralexandre

Cam

[RosieC]

I would say if she's happy in the pot leave her. When you repot see if the roots easily fit back inside and if they do then use the same pot. I think these like to be quite root bound, or so it seems with mine.

[dounoharm]

its still got lots of room in the pot, i would leave it....its gorgeous tho, enjoy!!

[PleuroPal]

Thanks for the tips, y'all!
(I always get confused between Miltonia and Miltoniopsis, but I think I've got a handle on it now.)

[cneos]

Miltonia and miltoniopsis differ structurally and place of origin. Miltonia are warm-growers from Brazil. Plants have two-leaved, yellow-green pseudobulbs and a climbing-like rhizome.
Miltoniopsis is a cool to intermediate grower from Columbia. There's a single leaf at the top of the pseudobulb and 3-5 tall, thin leaves sheathed with shorter leaves that grow from base of pseudobulb.
In current listings (Sanders, AOS), you'll see the two genus names and the preferred name for a species or grex.
BTW, Mps likes 'tight-fitting shoes' but there should always be room in the pot for the new growth (without over-potting)....
Finally, your plant might be Princess Diana (Pearl Ono x endresii). This grex (and other Pearl Ono offspring and clones) have been widely marketed in recent years.

[RosieC]

Interesting you say Miltonia has a climbing-like rhizome. My spectabilis certainly has that, but I thought it was just because of the way it was mounted.

[cneos]

Climbing rhizomes make Milt. spectabilis a perfect candidate for mounting compared to miltoniopsis whose new pseudbulbs emerge next to the old ones at the same level (horizontally).

[grasshopper]

That is simply beautiful! My "wish list" keeps getting longer and longer.