Medinilla myriantha
Malaysian Orchid
Medinilla are tropical evergreen shrubs, or woody climbers, originating from the Phillipines. They have simple, leathery leaves and sprays of white or pink flowers, sometimes pendent. Medinilla magnifica is an epiphytic shrub with pale-veined, deep green, veined 30 cm. leaves, and arching clusters of pink flowers 2.5cm across, with showy pink basal bracts, in Summer. Medinilla myriantha is semi-epiphytic, and bears pink flowers in Spring and Summer.
Contributed by @quinnedy
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Malaysian Orchid
Latin name
Medinilla myriantha
type
Shrub
family
Melastomataceae
ph
5.0 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
2.00 M
Medinilla myriantha
Medinilla are tropical evergreen shrubs, or woody climbers, originating from the Phillipines. They have simple, leathery leaves and sprays of white or pink flowers, sometimes pendent. Medinilla magnifica is an epiphytic shrub with pale-veined, deep green, veined 30 cm. leaves, and arching clusters of pink flowers 2.5cm across, with showy pink basal bracts, in Summer. Medinilla myriantha is semi-epiphytic, and bears pink flowers in Spring and Summer.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
The flowers appear in late Spring or early Summer, and bloom all through Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Unless you have tropical conditions, plant in a container under glass in a loam-based potting compost (eg John Innes No 2). Grow in bright, filtered light, or in full light shaded from hot sun. High humidity is needed, and this can be achieved by placing the pot on an upturned saucer in a tray full of moist gravel.
Propagate by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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