Key facts:-
Name: Medinilla hybrid
Common names: Medinilla, Malaysian Orchid
Type: Evergreen shrub
Indoor/Outdoor: indoors and outdoors
Temperature: 18-24°C
Region and climate: Tropical
Water: Likes to be kept consistently moist but not waterlogged; prefers high humidit
Sunlight: Prefers bright, indirect light; can tolerate some direct sunlight but too much can scorch the leaves
Color: pink
Fruit season: Flowers can produce small, berry-like fruits typically after the flowering season
Potting mix:
40% Garden soil
20% Sand
30% organic fertiliser like compost/ dry cow dung/dry goat dung
10% born meal
Fertilization:
Feed your plant every month with a organic fertilizers like compost, dry cow dung, dry goat dung, fish emulsion, leaf molds, vegetable waste etc. Fertilizers from organic matter not only supply essential nutrients to flowers or fruits, but they also improve soil tilth. Use DAP or NPK Fertilizers to promote blooming flowers and fruit formation.
