Has anyone been successful with miltoniopsis?

[Spotted Milti]

I bought my first miltoniopsis last October and so far it has enjoyed life under a grow light with a bit of extra exposure from my southern window. Since I got it in autumn, I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop once it warms up for the summer here in Georgia. I've read that keeping it on the ground helps with temperature, too, since it's slightly cooler than on a high shelf.

Mine has experienced 62-68 degree F temps all through fall and winter and I water once it gets close to dry. Its 2 new growths have gotten big and the pbulbs haven't wrinkled. Really going to have to pick up the watering once it gets 75-80 in the summer, and the southern window will only make it hotter I believe. No direct sunlight, of course. It came as a large plant so I think that really helped it thrive and adapt. I repotted it shortly after the blooms fell in November from sphagnum moss to a Repotme mix that the roots seem to enjoy. The plastic pot it's in has lots of ventilation holes, too.

I keep the humidity anywhere from 55-75% and it seems to enjoy that a lot. Many of the aerial roots it came with died but mostly because I ran out of rainwater to mist them with and the repot sent them out of whack.

Good luck with your growing They are some of the most beautiful flowers in my collection so I hope yours stays happy.

[redcoats36]

Originally Posted by Spotted Milti

Good luck with your growing They are some of the most beautiful flowers in my collection so I hope yours stays happy.

Thank you for sharing your experience and I am in love with your Lillian nakamoto!!! Ill be on the hunt for one once I am confident I can keep these guys alive

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Originally Posted by s3attlite

My only problem has been a weird orange rot that turned out to be some combo of bad media, overwatering, and/or high humidity during the coldest months

My moms milt got this rot which spread from the base of the bulb. I tried to help her save it and couldn’t and now it’s my worst nightmare! I searched online to figure out what it was, but it seems like no one really knows for sure. I saw some people say it happens because it’s too dry but intuitively rot happens when it’s wet!? Ughhh the orange rot is a mystery to me.

[aliceinwl]

My first one, now deceased, developed the orange rot too. I don’t think it had it when I purchased it but it developed shortly thereafter. It had been super dry in the store so it could be that it developed because I was giving it too much water. I don’t know if one could halt its advance by cutting out the affected pseudobulbs? I didn’t try any heroics and it ended up being the start of my plant’s death spiral.