Miltonia – orchid

Description

Miltonia – There are about 15 species of evergreen, epiphytic orchids, in this genus. They occur mainly in warm, moist forest in Brazil. They produce ovoid to cylindrical, compressed pseudobulbs, each with 2 linear, oblong, oblong-linear, or oblong-lance shaped, apical leaves, these are slightly leathery, thin, hairless, and pale to dark green. Often star shaped, sometimes fragrant flowers are produced in usually erect racemes from the bases of the pseudobulbs, at various times of the year. Intermediate growing orchids (see chart below). Grow in containers of epiphytic soil mix, epiphtycially on bark, or in a slatted baskets. In summer, provide humid conditions with partial shade, water freely, feed at every third watering, and mist once or twice daily. In winter, admit full light and water moderately. Prone to aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, bacterial soft rot, brown rot, cymbidium mosaic virus, basal stem rot, and leaf rot.