Miltonia Purple Queen and Miltonidum Bartley Schwarz

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This has been a frustrating time for me as the orchids are blooming but the yellow beetles and thrips have been ganging up on me. In spite of spraying with Malathion, most of the cattleyas and vandas have been attacked by thrips during the bud stage causing deformed blooms. Those that have escaped the thrips are attacked by yellow beetles as soon as the flowers open. The less succulent flowers of miltonias and oncidiums seem to have escaped their attention.

I am posting pictures of Miltonia Purple Queen which I have sadly neglected, only 1 bloom instead of the usual 2 -3.

Also posting pictures of Miltonidium Bartley Schwartz ' Highland'. This spike has only 3 flowers but the next spike has 5 buds.

P 1 & 2 - Milt Purple Queen

p 3 & 4 - Mtdm Bartley Schwartz