NOID Miltonia with 20 blooms

[JaneEyre]

Such gorgeous blooms! Impressive save.

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by silken

When you say grown mostly outside, is it in a covered area, or does it get rained on and exposed to the elements? I would like to try several of mine outside in the summer and see how they compare to the ones grown indoors in the greenhouse where the temps can get pretty high in the day.

I put the plant in a cold frame at night in the winter when temp threatens to drop below 50F / 10c. But more than once I left it out to the elements on several cold winter nights and it didn't seem to mind at all. Cold for LA is around 7/8 c / 45 - 50 F.
Our summer nights are cool. Usually in the upper 60s / Below 20C. In the summer it grows in complete shade in my balcony. In the winter, morning sun till around 11 am.
As you know, they don't like to dry out. That"s why it is grown in sphagnum. I have grown Milts in rock wool with the same degree of success.
I hope this helps.
Andrew

[silken]

Is your balcony protected from rain or do the leaves of the Milt. get rained on. I don't have a covered area to keep it outside so it would have to be rained on at times.

[NYCorchidman]

That sounds like a perfect growing condition for these!
Yours is exactly the same as one of mine by the way. It is Miltoniopsis Rouge. (that's what the grower told me).

Mine is out of bloom but sending up so many new growths even in this hot NYC summer. so I'm very interested in seeing how my miltoniopsis fare for the next two months until the cool weather begins.

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by silken

Is your balcony protected from rain or do the leaves of the Milt. get rained on. I don't have a covered area to keep it outside so it would have to be rained on at times.

My balcony is completely sheltered. No rain, only indirect sun. Plus it doesn't rain here between April and October.

[silken]

Thanks. Being on the prairies we don't get loads of rain but it can rain for days, so I wonder if that would not harm them. I do leave my Burrageara Nelly Isler which is similar out under a tree and it seems to love it. I still think I will put one out. Now which one will be the guinea pig??

[flexdc]

They are tougher than we all think lol

[myshka]

Amazing!

[Lagoon]

My god thats pretty

[flexdc]

Just as a before and after comparison, this is the same orchid this past winter. As you can see, although the new growths are coming along, the old growths looked pretty sad!

Andrew