Color change on Miltoniopsis!

[NYCorchidman]

Silken- Thanks for the info.
How fast do these grow for you? Three of mine came with small new growths but they are growing very slowly. I wasn't sure if that's normal for these guys or it's because it's too hot for them and stressed.

flexdc- Congrats on many spikes!

[silken]

Most of mine have new growths now and some are in spike at the same time. It seems the new growths aren't doing much at the moment. I think once the blooms are done, the growths will continue to mature until next spring when they will bloom and likely be putting out new growths of their own (if all goes well).

Several of mine have larger new growths and there is a chance that these will bloom later this summer or early fall. I can't say for sure tho. I don't grow these particularly well, but I love them and am doing my darnedest to make them thrive! I still haven't figured out what media they like the best. My NOID has the best show of roots in a clear pot and it is in mostly fine bark with a bit of sphag and perlite. But others in the same mix don't have the best roots.

[NYCorchidman]

Thanks for the info!

All the new growths are quite small except for the yellow one, which has one fairly large new growth and two very small new growths.

One Miltoniopsis, actually the one for this thread, is the one that has browning and dying leaves.

All others are still green, but it seems like the older pbs are all bare. so I was curious if that's the pattern.

[camille1585]

After blooming last year my Milt stayed nice and green, at most the bulbs shed 2-3 of the lowest leaves. Now there are new growths, but as you say, they are very slow to grow....

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by camille1585

After blooming last year my Milt stayed nice and green, at most the bulbs shed 2-3 of the lowest leaves. Now there are new growths, but as you say, they are very slow to grow....

Ok, so they are slow grower. I feel better now because the little new growths on my miltoniopsis have grown only very very little more than a month ago.

Did you switch yours to s/h after the flowering? I'm not sure if I want to wait until the fall. The summer heat will stress ( if not kill) them enough and I just don't want to add any more stress by repotting them.

[camille1585]

I switched mine to S/H after flowering. Not because of the timing or anything, but because it would die otherwise. I bought it with already quite poor roots, S/H saved it. If the plant has new growths, now is the best time to switch to S/H. It's the best time of year for it, it's warm so roots will grow faster. And the evaporative cooling of S/H will help it get through the summer better.
But it's up to you, if you feel like waitin for fall, why not?

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by camille1585

I switched mine to S/H after flowering. Not because of the timing or anything, but because it would die otherwise. I bought it with already quite poor roots, S/H saved it. If the plant has new growths, now is the best time to switch to S/H. It's the best time of year for it, it's warm so roots will grow faster. And the evaporative cooling of S/H will help it get through the summer better.
But it's up to you, if you feel like waitin for fall, why not?

Did you remove all the not so healthy roots? I read online about how ANY UNHEALTHY roots must be removed before going into s/h. I am not sure where to draw the line in deciding the level of health of roots.

[camille1585]

I striped the dead velamen but left the root cores. Otherwise there would be nearly nothing to anchor the plant down in the pot.

[james mickelso]

I read in AOS mag where some crosses don't stay true to the color pallet all the time. Some revert back to one of the parents from time to time. Even on the same plant. The issue was somewhere in the 90's and it was interestingly about miltonias or miltoniopsis. I think the crossing to get intense reds. I'll try to look it up.

[RosieC]

I've had this much colour variation in my Milt.

It seemed down to conditions as the buds developed. I bought it with 5 spikes, 2 close to blooming and 3 further off. The last 2 to open came out almost all white with only a tiny bit of purple in the center, while the original 2 had been mostly purple....

And yes it was definably one plant!