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The
Miltonia Story
Miltonia
Purple Queen
The genus Miltonia has very fragile-looking plants, the pseudo-bulbs
so pale a green as to appear transparent and the delicate foliage
closely adhering to the pseudobulbs at the base and feathering
out at the top.
The plants are difficult to maintain without yellowing or spotting,
and are very susceptible to thrips and red spiders, whose inroads
still further mar their appearance. They are epiphytic and
sympodial. The flowers are large for the size of the bulb and
are borne in large numbers on a slender, erect stem.
Miltonia, because of its beauty and variety, offers desirable
plants to a collection. The flowers do not last well when cut,
but if left on the plant are long-lived. If well tended the
whole plant makes a graceful and attractive decoration or centerpiece.
It crosses with Cochlioda to form Miltonioda.
This orchid plant is best left to the advanced grower.
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