blooms on milt

[Ross]

Gloria, well, maybe I'll try one more year

[Lagoon]

I didn't think you would give up that easy anyways. I'm glad your gonna stay with it. I can quote you now on that

Gloria, well, maybe I'll try one more year

[ScottMcC]

You all should be happy that your milts are opening too far--my Milt Echo Bay has the opposite problem--the lip remains curled tightly and never fully unfurls. From what I've heard, this is a problem with that specific hybrid, and there's little that can be done to fix it. Luckily the great fragrance helps me get over it.

[cneos]

Nice plant ... is this its very first bloom? If so, don't be too disappointed. First-bloomers don't always show their full potential.

Miltonia/miltoniopsis species and hybrids demonstrate some degree of reflex (backward curve) due to breeding or to temperature at which flower blooms. Excessive heat in the bud stage causes edges of flower segments to fuse, preventing the flower parts to fully expand - (edges of segments roll forward).

I'd be worried if the flower was so recurved that it becomes boxy but yours has pretty good form and the flower in side-view looks flat.

Woodlands is Swinburn x Armanda, made in 1949. It is approximately 1/3 roezlii, 1/3 vexillaria. The rest is unknown but you may 'see' characteristics of the other 4 species that comprise the genus miltoniopsis (bismarcki, endresii, phalaenopsis and santanaei) in Woodlands.

Keep up the good culture and thanks for sharing!

[Toddybear]

Great colour on that one Gloria. Was that one from Cloud's? I expect mine will be nearly open when I get back home next week.

[Lagoon]

Your encouraging Thank you Cneos. Yes it's the first blooms for this one. Perhaps the second blossoms on the next spike will be different.

Yes Todd, it's from clouds. I've got a couple more comming from them next week. I'm so glad they are carrying these now, I've wanted to get into these for a long while now. BTW, there is a faint rose scent comming on.

I hope you post pics when yours pops, where ya off too Todd??

[Djarum Black]

Very lovely Gloria!

I can't grow these to save my own life so anyone who can always impresses me! Woot! Congrats!

[Toddybear]

Gloria, I am currently in Calgary. Went to Paramount last week and got 8 new slippers, including our project 3 plant, P. venustum. I'll post pics when I get back as well as some nice shots I got of Calypso a couple of days ago. I'll be sure to post my Miltonia....I think I have the same one you have on this thread,

[Lagoon]

Hay there DJ, Thanks, glad you like them too. Why can't you grow them in cali - to hot?

Todd, sounds like your tripping around parts of canada - hope you having a great ole time!
You must be trying to make me very jealous - 8 slippers in 1 haul? That's just beautiful

I thought you had the Gerald micheal lawless? not that I'm keeping tabs on your 'chids or anything

Lookin' forward to hearing about yor trip when ya get back

[Phantasm]

Milt Woodlands 'Ebony' is a very famous miltoniopsis breeding plant. The black mask and the purplish red color set this plant apart. Some think the black mask is either 1) from a unique species or 2) a recessive genetic variation of Milt. vexallaria. The black mask made this plant useful to create many of today's black and red masked hybrids as well as black masked waterfalls.
Some of these plants have lips that don't open up fully or tend to cup. My guess is that it's partially genetic and partially environmental (dry, hot).