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06-08-2015, 12:17 AM
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Miltonia flavescens in bloom
species from Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Peru
6 years ago, I obtained a small, 3 growth division of this species - I now have 3 BIG divisions from that! It grows like a weed!
Cool to warm growing - it has proven itself to be quite temperature tolerant, growing outdoors year-round in zone 9; sheltered from frost, freeze, cold winter rain (haven't had that in a couple of years)  , and very hot afternoon sun in summer. Potted in chc mix, watered before media dries completely.
Thanks for looking 
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06-08-2015, 12:45 AM
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Gorgeous!
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06-08-2015, 01:10 AM
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Beautiful & impressive!
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06-08-2015, 01:15 AM
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Really nice. Do you bring it inside on frosty nights or move it someplace under an overhang?
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06-08-2015, 01:27 AM
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Impressive, all those blooms!
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06-08-2015, 10:31 PM
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Thanks silken, lotis, colette
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Originally Posted by estación seca
Really nice. Do you bring it inside on frosty nights or move it someplace under an overhang?
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Two of them are pretty well sheltered where they grow (sheltered porch, small sheltered patio) - the other is less well sheltered, and is put into the garage if there is a chance of frost / freeze.
There is this photo I first saw a few years ago, of a Milt flavescens (reportedly in Buenos Aires, Argentina), and it was apparently unharmed. I have gotten some deformed blooms when there was some unexpected very cold nights while buds where developing 
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06-09-2015, 01:54 AM
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Milt flavescens in snow
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Wow! I have Internet friends in Buenos Aires, and they tell me they do get frost from time to time. |
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06-09-2015, 09:46 PM
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Cool. This is a species I really like. Of course, I have a fondness for Miltonias.
I've also noticed that the Miltonias handle cold temps like a champ. Can't say it's true for all of them, but I've left them out a little late in the growing season, and they've handled temps in the 30s.
Only thing I don't like about milts is that they ramble so much, taking up a lot of shelf space.
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06-09-2015, 10:18 PM
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Beautiful color combination
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09-01-2015, 06:40 AM
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Wow, really lovely!
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