Miltoniopsisy orchids are also called pansies because both plants have very similar flat flowers.Home-grown orchids like a bright position without direct sunlight and a very saturated air with moisture.
The plants are fed sparingly. Every two or three weeks, from spring to autumn, we dissolve half the dose of fertilizer for orchids in the watering water. Every two years we transplant the miltoniopsis into fresh substrate.The pot does not have to be much larger than the old one.Often, even the container does not need to be changed.Cut out dried flower shoots and rotting roots and carefully remove the old soil.
The plant is kept inside the pot and covered with fine-grained, air-permeable substrate for epiphytes.Tap the pot lightly so that the soil penetrates between the roots. Plants that are too bulky should be divided. The new seedling should have at least three shoots.
Sensitive watering
Miltoniopsis is included in the larger group of Oncidium. These are orchids that are grown in a slightly cooler environment.After flowering, like their Cambria relatives, they should spend two months in a room with a maximum temperature of 14 ° C.
All the varieties in this group have clearly more delicate and not very fleshy roots compared to, for example, Phalenopsis orchids.Therefore, it is very important to maintain a constant, even humidity.Miltoniopsisy do not like soil that is either too dry or excessively moist.
