I've just bought a Miltonia orchid. I've only grown phalenopsis orchids
before.

Any advice for growing Miltonias in the UK? I know they are indoor plants,
but I've found with the phals that they need more light than most of the
online resources suggest, and seem to tolerate direct sunlight well except
in midsummer.

I deduce from this that most of the websites are written for places with
more sun than us, and would therefore like to hear from anyone who grows
miltonias successfully in the UK.

I understand they need more humidity than phalenopsis - am I likely to get
away with it on a windowsill on a plate of water balanced on pebbles?

Victoria

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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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"Victoria Clare" wrote ...
I've just bought a Miltonia orchid. I've only grown phalenopsis orchids
before.

Any advice for growing Miltonias in the UK? I know they are indoor
plants,
but I've found with the phals that they need more light than most of the
online resources suggest, and seem to tolerate direct sunlight well except
in midsummer.

I deduce from this that most of the websites are written for places with
more sun than us, and would therefore like to hear from anyone who grows
miltonias successfully in the UK.

I understand they need more humidity than phalenopsis - am I likely to get
away with it on a windowsill on a plate of water balanced on pebbles?

If you manage to get the humidity right for the Miltoniopsis on the
windowsill then the wall paper will fall off the wall.
I've always found them difficult. Good luck.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

"Bob Hobden" wrote in
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"Victoria Clare" wrote ...
I've just bought a Miltonia orchid. I've only grown phalenopsis
orchids before.

Any advice for growing Miltonias in the UK?

I understand they need more humidity than phalenopsis - am I likely
to get away with it on a windowsill on a plate of water balanced on
pebbles?

If you manage to get the humidity right for the Miltoniopsis on the
windowsill then the wall paper will fall off the wall.
I've always found them difficult. Good luck.


Hmm. Fortunately I have no wallpaper, but I know what you mean. Sounds
like this is going to be a shortlived one. Oh well, I'll enjoy it while
I've got it.

Victoria

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:39:25 +0100, Victoria Clare
wrote:

"Bob Hobden" wrote in
:

"Victoria Clare" wrote ...
I've just bought a Miltonia orchid. I've only grown phalenopsis
orchids before.

Any advice for growing Miltonias in the UK?

I understand they need more humidity than phalenopsis - am I likely
to get away with it on a windowsill on a plate of water balanced on
pebbles?

If you manage to get the humidity right for the Miltoniopsis on the
windowsill then the wall paper will fall off the wall.
I've always found them difficult. Good luck.


Hmm. Fortunately I have no wallpaper, but I know what you mean. Sounds
like this is going to be a shortlived one. Oh well, I'll enjoy it while
I've got it.

Victoria

Try asking at rec.gardens.orchids they're a friendly group and have
helped me on many occasions.
Ford.