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Pansy Orchid

Miltoniopsis vexillaria

  • Scented
  • Grows indoors
Pansy Orchid (Miltoniopsis vexillaria)

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

rose, white, magenta

What actually matters with this one

Concertina-pleated leaves mean it dried out. It wants cool, shaded, permanently damp roots — never a sunny sill.

How to grow it

Light
shade
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Indoors
Height
40 cm
Flowers
Spring to summer
Difficulty
moderate

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.