Miltoniopsis Care Tips for Warm Environments + Introducing a Colour Changing Miltoniopsis!

Hi everyone, I'm Annabel, and welcome to my channel! In this video I’m going to be talking about one of my favourite orchids, the Miltoniopsis, and how I care for them in my environment. Your environment is so key to how you can grow these, but for me; in a warmer environment with lower humidity than they would like, this is the method that works for me :-) To help understand why I’ve made these adjustments, I’m also going to talk a little about their biology and how they have adapted to their natural habitat, which are the cooler high elevation cloud forests of Columbia, Peru and Ecuador. Understanding how they have evolved to these conditions may help us to understand how to adjust our environments and care in the home, to better suit these adaptations. I really hope this helps if you’re struggling with Mitoniopsis care! They are such beautiful, fragrant orchids! I haven’t addressed lighting or fertilising, but these are relatively low light orchids that do well under the same light as most oncidiums, and do not require heavy fertilising. It is important not to over-fertilise as they have very sensitive roots. Where possible, use rainwater or RO water and ¼ the manufacturers recommended fertiliser dosage. I fertilise alternate weeks and use pure water with no dissolved salts in between fertilising weeks. Plenty of air movement is also beneficial to help with cooling of the leaves and preventing fungal issues. Sources for more information :-) I’ve selected some species-specific pages, but these websites have information on many species. The hybrids we have in the home will have origins from many species, with the aim of making them a bit easier to grow in the home as well as having interesting flowers. If you have the name of your hybrid it’s worth looking up the species ancestry on OrchidRoots (Linked below for one hybrid), then looking up the species natural environment to understand the requirements better Miltoniopsis http://www.aos.org/orchids/additional... https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/04... http://www.orchidspecies.com/miltvexu... Orchid Roots http://bluenanta.com/orchid/100121971... Transpiration http://members.optusnet.com.au/bdobso... Orchid Evolution and Biology, Humidity and Air movement http://www.aos.org/orchids/additional... My Orchid Room Temps- 15-30C (sometimes more toward 30!) Humidity 50-70%. Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: https://www.hartleysdirect.com/hartle... Metal shelving IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/s... Artificial lighting supplemented with natural light. Cool white '6000K' under cabinet lighting- Screwfix GEMMA LED grow lights: https://www.gemma-led.com/cob-grow-li... GEMMA have kindly provided a 10% off discount code for anyone who is interested in purchasing any of their lights! This is valid until 01/01/21. Just pop OrchidRoom in at the checkout :-) DIY Self watering pots, DIY Semi hydro pots DIY Self watering pots made with IKEA Nekjon outer mask https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/d... and various 15cm clear internal orchid pot Wick for self watering pots https://www.amazon.co.uk/watering-Sel... Self watering pots with water level gauge: Lechuza mini deltini https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lechuza-Prem... or other brand (Shown in this video): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... Mini USB fans from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... UltraSonic CoolMist Humidifier Sphagnum moss by Besgrow LECA HydroGarden Canna Aqua Vanda baskets purchased from Peter White Orchid accessories Find me on Instagram   / annabel.minton   Be sure to look out for more care tutorials to follow! Please post suggestions and questions in the comments! I'm really happy to chat to fellow orchid lovers and hope you've enjoyed this video Thanks for watching!