Miltonia spectabilis var. moreliana 'Goliath'
 

This is a plant that I purchased with reservations in August 2010 from Puanani Orchids in Waimanalo, Hawaii. I was not sure I could bloom this plant since I don't normally have good luck with Miltonias. It was a suprise to see the plant in bloom with its intense color and huge flowers. The flowers are nearly 4 inches wide while the lips are 2-3/4 inches wide. The plant is in a 5-inch plastic pot grown in bark.

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Milt. spectabilis var. moreliana 'Goliath' by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

you should buy more plants with reservations!! beautiful plant nicely grown.


I used to think Mel Waki was a city in Wisconsin ;)

Wonderful! Never seen such a beautiful moreliana.

Fer

Does it have a nice scent? I heard they have a fragrance.....Nice plant by the way!!

nice!

those colors are great!

You shouldn't have any problems growing Miltonias, but Miltoniopsis (pansy orchids) might be a problem (or not).

Mel - No reservations here, you have grown that plant to perfection. Congratulations on a job extremely well done.

Hi Mike. The flowers have a very slight scent--a pleasant scent.

WOW that's a gorgeous plant!
Joann

Very awesome!=) Thank you!

As a matter of interest, I talked to Gavin, owner/operator of Puuanani Orchids, about this plant. He mentioned that he obtained the plant from a backyard grower who was getting rid of his orchid collection. The plant that I got came from a cutting that Gavin made from the plant. I picked the plant up on a society field trip to his nursery.

I've thought about this plant in the past too and had doubts. Now I haven't; I'm getting one! Beautiful flowers!

:yikes: Stunning plant, flowers and photo! Thanks for posting.

Stunning plant! Even the foliage smiles at you!

Stunning. I love this one!

How do you grow this. I have the standard variety and it grows like a weed, but I can't get it to flower.

The plant is in a plastic pot with orchid bark as the media. I grow the plant hanging under 50% shade cloth. The plant is fertilized weekly all year round with 13-2-13 fertilizer. This is the first time that i've bloomed the plant since I purchased it last year. As I indicated earlier, I was surprised with the blooms since I have not had much luck with Miltonias.

Ok thanks. In Hawaii I guess you get a lot of sunshine even with the shade cloth? It's been suggested to me on another thread that I might need more light.

What colour are your p-bulbs. Someone has said that if they start to turn yellow it's better for flowering.

Actually I can see in the pic there is some yellow tinting even if they are mostly green.

Beaulll

Oops!! :D what I meant to say was beautiful, really stunning picture too!