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Miltonia Sunset
Ubiquitous would suite this commonly seen classic, Miltonia Sunset (1961). Apparently it has either been remade or an original clone has been propogated, easy to grow, flowering from the growths as they mature, it is close to everblooming. The colouring is wonderfully bright and cheery.
Jamie
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That is a beautiful flower! Have to watch for it!
zain
Correct is pretty.
An Avant Gardner
Lovely!
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That is pretty. I have thought about getting one of these, but I haven't had much luck with milts. Now that I am into water culture I may try again.
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Don't forget, Miltonia and Miltoniopsis (your avatar) are quite different in culture. Miltonia are very much like Oncidium and handle shifting humidity and heat better. Miltoniopsis require cool, moist conditions with middle sun, otherwise they 'accordian' the new growths. Poor houseplants from my experience. In New Mexico I would try those outside in a shady, humid corner (if you have such), misting them daily.Originally Posted by sciencegal
cheers,
Jamie
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That is a real beauty!
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That is a beautiful flower!
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No detraction from this bright beauty, but are you sure this is Miltonia Sunset?
To me it appears to be a different hybrid, one of the fairly uncommon hybrids that combine Miltonia and Miltoniopsis - and easily confused in name here - Milmiltonia (Mmt.) Sunset. It was registered in 2011 so it is much more likely to be commonly seen now, and quite likely to get mislabeled Miltonia since 90% of the time non-specialist growers, even professionals, don't make the distinction. One grandparent is the complex hybrid Miltoniopsis Bellingham, and the others are 3 different Miltonia species - Milt. regnellii, Milt. flavescens, and Milt. clowesii.
Those are the same 3 species that make up the true Miltonia Sunset, so there would be strong similiarities, but I think the very broad lip here with a touch of waterfall pattern may be showing the Miltoniopsis heritage. Most pictures found in a search for Miltonia Sunset appear to be the same hybrid pictured here, but in OrchidWiz the pictures of Milmiltonia Sunset match this, including an official award photo from Germany. OrchidWiz has no pictures of the older hybrid Miltonia Sunset.
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You may well be correct, as I have had this orchid for a few years, which would coincide with the 2011 registration (which was apparently not accepted, at first, due to M. Sunset) and Orchideen Holm is local. They deliver to many garden centres and that is where I purchased it, not from a grower. I'm not sure, but suspect it is a seedling, as I selected it from a group of extremely similar, but not identical plants. Still, could be a clone or part of a clonal group (propogation). Bottom line, I took the tag as being correct and all references in the internet supported this.
Need to do a bit of sleuthing.
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