Miltonia regnellii Rchb.f 1849
Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of © Danny Lentz, plant grown by the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Flower Form 'Aurea' Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders
Another Color Form Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders
White color form Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding
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Common Name Regnell's Miltonia [Brazilian Orchid Collector 1800's]
Flower Size 2 to 3" [5 to 7.5 cm]
This medium sized, cool to hot growing epiphytic species is found in eastern Brazil at elevations 300 to 800 meters in wet montane forests with ovate-oblong, compressed, pale yellow green pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, linear-ligulate, acute leaves and can be mounted or potted with cool to hot, semi-shaded conditions. They appreciate ample water while growing and a drier winter rest after flowering on a racemose, to 16" [40 cm] long, axillary from the base of the pseudobulb, erect or arching, 3 to 5 flowered inflorescence with successively opening, flat flowers that appear in the spring and summer. This is a pink cultivar but it comes in a whiter form as well.
Synonyms Miltonia cereola Lemaire 1865; Miltonia regnellii var. alba Tessmer 2003; Oncidium regnellii [Rchb.f] Rchb.f 1864
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Xenia Orchidaceae Rchb.f 1854 drawing; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 No 10 1963; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Orchid Digest Vol 37 No 5 1973 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 37 No 6 1973 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 10 1978 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 46 No 3 1982 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 10 1995 photo;
Miltonia regnellii Rchb.f. var rosea 1849
A color variation of the previous species.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium, Bakers 2006;
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