A Trio of Miltoniopsis!

[silken]

It looks like its Miltoniopsis season since a number of mine are either in bloom or in spike. Here are the three that are on the go right now. I just noticed today I have another one with 2 spikes on the same pseudobulb, but it will be a while before they are in bloom.

From left to right these are Milt. Hawaiian Waters '#72 x #3', Milt. Rouge 'Burgundy Blush' and Milt. Jean Carlson 'Desire'

[Call_Me_Bob]

love them! do they need anything special? like low temps?

[silken]

Originally Posted by help

love them! do they need anything special? like low temps?

Thanks help. They do well in cooler conditions, but the main thing is they don't like the heat. They can take a few hours of 85 or 90F so long as they have good humidity and air movement and can cool off at night. They also should be re-potted yearly as they hate stale media. They should never completely dry out. I really like them and don't find them too fussy.

[ajdamania2]

Originally Posted by silken

Thanks help. They do well in cooler conditions, but the main thing is they don't like the heat. They can take a few hours of 85 or 90F so long as they have good humidity and air movement and can cool off at night. They also should be re-potted yearly as they hate stale media. They should never completely dry out. I really like them and don't find them too fussy.

Hi there, as you said they hate stale media i decided to change the media but i always find it hard to get the right media for Miltoniosis( that can hold water) so removed the old one , washed the roots and put in 100 % rockwool. Is it a crazy idea? or would you suggest something else?
many thanks

[silken]

Originally Posted by ajdamania2

Hi there, as you said they hate stale media i decided to change the media but i always find it hard to get the right media for Miltoniosis( that can hold water) so removed the old one , washed the roots and put in 100 % rockwool. Is it a crazy idea? or would you suggest something else?
many thanks

Sorry, I don't have any experience with rockwool except that a friend just gave me a division of her miltoniopsis and it is potted in a mixture of bark, perlite and rockwool. The rockwool only makes up about 1/4 or 1/5th of her mix. It seems to hold a lot of water. I guess keep an eye on the plants. If they are in clear pots it would help so you can see what is going on with the roots.

[WhiteRabbit]

lovely! good growing

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Nice ones Silk, I hope they are in bloom for the SOS meeting, these are really showy and well grown!

[silken]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

Nice ones Silk, I hope they are in bloom for the SOS meeting, these are really showy and well grown!

Thanks TheBlazingAugust. I hope they are still good in two weeks also! I'm loving these plants!

[plantaholic]

Quick question...Do you know if Aussie Gold orchid medium is okay for miltoniopsis or if I need to get a different medium?

[silken]

Originally Posted by plantaholic

Quick question...Do you know if Aussie Gold orchid medium is okay for miltoniopsis or if I need to get a different medium?

I'm not familiar with Aussie Gold mix. I went on their site and it doesn't specifically mention miltoniopsis, but it looks like it is good for keeping things moderately moist which is what milts like. For my own growing situation, I use mostly New Zealand Sphagnum mixed with a bit of bark, chunky perlite and charcoal mixed and they seem to really like it. Ive only been growing milts for 2 years and my first few that were mostly in bark with a bit of sphag mixed in didn't do as well, until I put them in my current mix. Now I have quite a few new growths, roots and blooms But everyone's situation differs.