I’ve had my Miltoniaopsis five years in Kentucky. I’ve repotted her twice. I use bark and gardener’s lava rock. She has bloomed for me 4 years. Last year she didn’t bloom and it makes sense as we were in a drought in our Western Kentucky area. I fertilize her regularly.
I have this exact orchid I got in Hawaii form Akatsuka orchid gardens a few years ago. Mine is not doing so well, but I'm hopeing it will make a come back with more focused care. yours is beautiful.
I was stunned by a beautiful, yellow and highly fragrant (daffodil fragrance which happens to be my favorite flower and color) orchid labeled miltonia when shopping at Whole Foods. It was the only one of it's kind in a sea of pink orchids that looked more like a traditional miltonia. A search led me to this video but still not sure and would appreciate any help to keep this sweet and nostalgic flower healthy and happy.
Orchids may be more expensive but other plants are harder to ship. If you order a tropical such as jasmine or a hibiscus online and it spends a month in transport, you can count on receiving a dead stick. An orchid on the other hand may arrive in decent shape. Or at least it will arrive alive. Depending on the type of plant or the time of year they can be more expensive than orchids around here. We typically spend around $200 every spring on flats of annuals with a couple of assorted impulse purchases thrown in. Established perennials tend to be anywhere from $14 to $30+ US dollars. There is a nursery near my house that has super cheap perennials every fall. Most of them are under a dollar but the are super tiny. That doesn't matter to me I'm happy to load up on those and wait for them to grow and mature. Sometimes you can get some good deals on markdown mostly at the end of the season. It's definitely the end of plant buying season here. Fall decided to show up and it's just too cold. I'll have content myself with the orchids and plants I already have until spring.
It does depend on the orchid type. Some tolerate shipping better than others. I know Dani has had some orders spend a long time on transport but they still arrived in salvageable condition. I'm in Michigan and if I order especially in the spring and fall when it's a little cooler they take long transport quite well when if I order hibiscus and don't pay for upgraded shipping it's a little iffy nursing them back if they spend even a week in a box.
I ordered palm tree seedlings( 6 really)from Thailand, they took all most 2 weeks in mail and arrived dry and dead, I'll never order overseas again, but ordering orchids I want them in 3 days 4 days max
I think you know in Romania you find almost exclusively Miltoniopsis and the tag says Miltonia. Everything which is not Phalaenopsis, Miltoniopsis and Dendrobium are called Cambria and is annoying! Miltoniopsis do well in my home, but I lost a Nelly and my Bartley Star's bulb is starting to shrivle a bit although the media is always moist. If I keep their media moist in order for the orchid to be hydrated, I get mould; if not, the orchid dries! If I use small grade media, I have mould (even with side holes), but if I use large grade media, I get empty pot pockets!
I’ve had my Miltoniaopsis five years in Kentucky. I’ve repotted her twice. I use bark and gardener’s lava rock. She has bloomed for me 4 years. Last year she didn’t bloom and it makes sense as we were in a drought in our Western Kentucky area. I fertilize her regularly.
So happy you posted this!!
I have this exact orchid I got in Hawaii form Akatsuka orchid gardens a few years ago. Mine is not doing so well, but I'm hopeing it will make a come back with more focused care. yours is beautiful.
Very informative thanks!
Great information; thanks Dani.
I was stunned by a beautiful, yellow and highly fragrant (daffodil fragrance which happens to be my favorite flower and color) orchid labeled miltonia when shopping at Whole Foods. It was the only one of it's kind in a sea of pink orchids that looked more like a traditional miltonia. A search led me to this video but still not sure and would appreciate any help to keep this sweet and nostalgic flower healthy and happy.
You might be OK with a miltoniopsis in semi hydro. Try Miltoniopsis red tide. Don't give up on them, they're great!!
very good video danny👍👍👍👍👍🇳🇱
very interesting!
You mentioned a second channel. Can we have a link, please?
+Frank Drebbin hi, it is not public yet :) it will be public this weekend and of course I will link you :)
Orchids may be more expensive but other plants are harder to ship. If you order a tropical such as jasmine or a hibiscus online and it spends a month in transport, you can count on receiving a dead stick. An orchid on the other hand may arrive in decent shape. Or at least it will arrive alive. Depending on the type of plant or the time of year they can be more expensive than orchids around here. We typically spend around $200 every spring on flats of annuals with a couple of assorted impulse purchases thrown in. Established perennials tend to be anywhere from $14 to $30+ US dollars. There is a nursery near my house that has super cheap perennials every fall. Most of them are under a dollar but the are super tiny. That doesn't matter to me I'm happy to load up on those and wait for them to grow and mature. Sometimes you can get some good deals on markdown mostly at the end of the season. It's definitely the end of plant buying season here. Fall decided to show up and it's just too cold. I'll have content myself with the orchids and plants I already have until spring.
don't know where you live, but where I live if you send a orchid in the mail for over a month it's dead when it comes too,
It does depend on the orchid type. Some tolerate shipping better than others. I know Dani has had some orders spend a long time on transport but they still arrived in salvageable condition. I'm in Michigan and if I order especially in the spring and fall when it's a little cooler they take long transport quite well when if I order hibiscus and don't pay for upgraded shipping it's a little iffy nursing them back if they spend even a week in a box.
I ordered palm tree seedlings( 6 really)from Thailand, they took all most 2 weeks in mail and arrived dry and dead, I'll never order overseas again, but ordering orchids I want them in 3 days 4 days max
Neither will work for me! Nice video
I think you know in Romania you find almost exclusively Miltoniopsis and the tag says Miltonia. Everything which is not Phalaenopsis, Miltoniopsis and Dendrobium are called Cambria and is annoying! Miltoniopsis do well in my home, but I lost a Nelly and my Bartley Star's bulb is starting to shrivle a bit although the media is always moist. If I keep their media moist in order for the orchid to be hydrated, I get mould; if not, the orchid dries! If I use small grade media, I have mould (even with side holes), but if I use large grade media, I get empty pot pockets!
Oh dear, my recent rescue might be doomed then.
Why don't you build a small greenhouse for cool growers,??
+Govind Singh Govind Singh it takes more than just building it, maintaining the cool temperature is the costly part :)