Pansy orchid
Miltoniopsis
Also called Miltonia and Miltoniopsis
Houseplant · OrchidsIT WANTS TO BE COLD — 18°C is its ceiling and a warm living room concertinas the new leaves into pleats. If the leaves come out folded like a fan, the room is too hot.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Hard
- Water
- Every 5 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Bright indirect, and COOL
- Feed
- Every 21 days
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.3 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- The Andes
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsSafe for pets
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-08-04.
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