Medinilla Magnifica - Update and Flowering
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Here is an update of my Medinilla Magnifica. It has been an interresting plant to grow.. I'm trying to figure out how it grows best. there is limited information on their care so i am diving in and experimenting :) this is the 3rd time it has flowered for me and the flowers last a really long time.. very happy i purchased this plant :)
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I have known Medinilla Magnifica just for 3 yrs & found out that this particular species of Medinilla is endemic in my country Philippines. Out of 400 species of Medinilla they say this is the most beautiful. Magnificent indeed. But this is not famous in my country. I am a newbie landscape artist. 2 years ago, I made a garden for a celebrity. I used 6 extremely big Medinilla Magnifica, about 8 ft tall & 7 ft wide! I love this plant and I want to do a campaign to make this our national flower!
Thank you so much for this video! You have no idea. Really appreciate it. 7 years later still hard to find info on this plant lol Just ordered the medinilla myriantha hoping to keep it alive and thriving here in Boston.
Thank you for sharing! I received this elegant plant last June as a gift from a friend who owns a greenhouse business in Temagami (lucky me!!). Keeping the soil drier did not seem to cause any problems when the plant went dormant after blooming. I did notice that an increase in watering and not letting the soil go bone dry in between waterings initiated new shoot/leaf growth. Also, as you noted, you can't let the soil get too dry when the plant is in growth because the leaves will crinkle and look terrible and distorted. It will also cause the developing buds to shrivel and possibly even drop. Looking forward to view another update!
Thanks for posting and opening the discussion. I too have had a Instructions I got said, water by placing the pot in water rather than pouring water from the top. I too found that certain conditions made the leaves come out deformed and curled. And I see you have yellow spots on a few leaves. This also happened to me. So I water it when it feels light and dried out. I sometimes dig a finger down into the soil a bit to see if I find moisture. I then place it in a large kitchen pot with 2 litres of water in it. I wait 1/2 hour to an hour, then remove the plant and put it back on it's usual saucer.
This is my second Medinilla. When I had to leave Canada for three months in January 2015, I wrapped it up in polar blankets and a big plastic bag and quickly transferred it to a warm car and brought it to a plant-o-phile friend. But she told me it died within a week. Cold-shock. She bought me a new one and when I got back it was spring and warmer and it survived the trip home. It had one flower on it. Once the flower died off, I snipped it away. The new plant has produced a prodigious number of new leaves, some curly, some with spots, some perfect. Like you, I believe it has to do with ambient moisture. In the winter I mist the leaves, particularly new ones.
BUT! No flowers. I wonder if you found any ways to induce flowers?
I followed the instructions on the Medinilla.ca website, and fed the plant with light fertilizer only when flowers are NOT blooming. As soon as I give it food, BINGO new leaves form.
But what about bracts/flowers?
Any ideas?
Fran
Ottawa, Canada
Welcome to the wonderful world of Medinilla :) These plants need a night time temp drop in order for it to get ready for bloom. that's why you will notice flower production in the spring or fall or both. but the new growth takes a while to grow so it seems like after it puts out a new flush of leaves it flowers. but it's not a rule.
I bought one two years ago on a Easter Monday when my local grocery store had marked all of their Easter plants and flowers down to $0.99! It had beautiful blooms and limited care instructions and I was kinda busy and it nearly died on me by this year I have been diligently working to help it to thrive. Your orchid looks fantastic next to mine but I have been doing A LOT of reading about these orchids and am determined to pull mine through and help it to be a show piece among my many plants. Thanks for the video!
Hi there! I'm new to this, but my guess is this plant being an epiphyte like airplants and orchids, it would prefer to be in porous or terracotta pot made of clay which allows air and water to pass through, versus other types of pots. Once planted in a clay pot, then it can be in another type of pot. Also I guess, putting it in a bigger container with water will help raise the moisture around it. Just my ideas for babying, and hope it returns the pampering and happiness. Also, watering need might be easier to know than regular orchids as the big leaves will start drooping, then it will be needing a drink in a day or two, depending on the room humidity, temperature, etc., about once a week. Happy growing!😊
It's been an adventure trying to care for mine. It seems to be similar to an orchid in the watering aspect. But it's going through a very odd period right now. I am trying to learn as much as I can. The leaves are very healthy. But man the flower makes a mess when it seeds. Glad to see stuff on utube!
I’ve read high humidity is necessary so keep on tray of wet rocks. Kept damp but not wet soil, and lots of sun but not scorching. Never grew one but it’s very pretty. 👍🏻
Sounds like the issue is more the medium it's planted in. It would probably like lots of pumice and coco chips for a lot more air yet these things still hold moisture so then a regular watering schedule could be used and not worrying about it staying too wet.
Thank you for sharing. I've had mine for 6 months now. Your Medinilla Magnifica videos have been so helpful. My question is if you can do a how to propagation video of this plant?
I just love your experiments and this one looks amazing! look forward to seeing the flowers and maybe the mess they make..your place always looks so clean :) lol
Wow two years. Mine is one stem at this time. It will probably be forever before I see one flower
Thank you :) it's a work in progress :) if you use Facebook join my PlantzNThings Page :) you can post photos of your plant there :) I would love to see it :)
yea it's very limited... so i am experimenting... it likes birght light but not direct hot mid day sun outside.
This is the 3rd year I have my Medinilla now, and it is doing fine, but not as big as I would like it to be or as the one seen in this video. But, I am ok with that. I have been following the watering instruction - to leave it dry to the point when it is light to lifting before watering. About once a week in my case. Mine have flowers coming out in Spring and they last till the fall, and new leaves also come out during these months (in other words, my plant seem to be dormant in the darker winter months.) However, the leaves don't grow as big as I see everywhere else, and that some of the leaves are all curled and crinkled up. I just thought it was just the way it is. Never thought that it has any correlation between it and the lack of water during the growing months as I saw on this vid. Now (April/May at the moment) that I have a couple of new flower and leave shoots coming out, maybe I should give it more water and see if the flowers and leaves will grow in a better shape.
I am also trying to find a spot outdoor in the summer so that I can put it outside this summer. I started doing that last summer but the frakking squirrels kept knocking the plant stand down thus breaking some of the young leaves that were growing at that time. And to add salt to the wound, on one Indian Summer day last fall I mistakenly put it under the sun ... Very bad idea ! The strong sun of that day burned a number of mature leaves and they died and dropped off soon after :(
I love mine. healthy green leaves for a year now. hoping to bud in the spring. I am in Mass. Usa
Hello, I have two of these I bought last year. I'm finding them similar in their care as orchids...water when nearly dry, humidity required, morning sun but not hot direct sun. I've made some mistakes as it was trial and error for me with very little information found on it's care on the Internet..somehow I'm managing to get blooms at least from one plant:)
Help! My Medinilla was soaked when I bought her 2 weeks ago. I let her it for a few days, then repotted. Roots were growing out and looking ok, but wet. I thought of air drying before repotting, but the new soil I had was fairly dry, so I thought it would soak it up. Some days later, everything starts dropping and the flowers are done. I took her out now to air dry... it’s winter here and the room is quite cool especially from evening to morning. Days are fairly bright considering. If anyone has advise, I’d appreciate❣️ Thanks for the video! We’re waiting for an update 😉
The flowers will naturally drop... I found this plant to be very messy... the Bracts (Pink modified leaves) hang on for a long time... If there are too much stress, you will likely loose these "flowers" but with good care you should get more blooms in the spring and then the fall.... treat these like a Phalaenopsis orchid... they like a cool period to set the flowering.. this is usually aided by the warm days and cool nights in the spring and fall when we typically aren't using the heat in the house.. hope this helps
it is usually a 10 or 15 degree F drop in temp over night.. I have mine close to a window, to get the natural dips in temps at night.
Magnífica mesmo, nunca havia visto essa linda planta, obrigada.
Thanks Brad, :)
You will see these plants soon enough.. They are currently only grown in a greenhouse here in the niagara region. but soon enough i'm sure that more growers will be allowed to grow and sell these plants :) i wish the leaves were all looking nice. but these are only battle scars from trying to find proper care techniques :)
I have not seen these for sale
OOO That's a Great deal you found! I think i'm going to give your method a try. I'll just water it like my orchids :) Soon i will be repotting mine... i hope that goes well :) i might cut off all the blooms before i do that, not sure yet
Oh... From the U.S here Massachussetts to be exact.
what do you mean?
Wonderful plant! I saw one for the first time here in the U.S. a few weeks ago. Of course I had to have it :) They had theirs in a mix of dirt/sphagnum moss. I hate sphagnum moss and end up rotting plants in it, so repotted it in Terra Cotta and miracle gro orchid mix (regular). I did that because I heard it is an epiphyte. I had no idea the stems could harden to a bark like that. I need a flickr account....I think yours looks really nice :)
all the information i can find on this plants are: winter: min.18°C , not to warm in the summer.
watering when the surface of the soil is dry
but that's where it ends.
Some guys say: very light spot, but no direct sunlight (to me that seem legit - doesnt look like one growing in the sun..)
but on the other hand i've read from a guy that has the 3rd bloom growing it in direct sunlight during the whole year.
The sampaguita (Jasminum sambac) is our national flower. But they passed a new bill this year, to make a 2nd national flower, the Waling-waling (Vanda sanderiana). Try to check this. Waling-waling is also endemic to Mindanao, the 2nd largest island in the Philippines. They say it is the Queen of Philippine Orchids.. :)
Is it root bound? A root bound plant will get “dry” the day after you water it because the excess roots just don’t have any medium around it to keep it moist.
sure do :) it's maybe an hour away from my house
Hi! Check out Looges.com in regards to this type of plant. They have a red flower variety. They have more information on how to care for the plant. I'm planning on getting one for myself. From Southern California
They never have this plant in stock
Can the medinilla be grown outside in a container in south texas
yeah I am new to these plants, I just picked up one from Home Depot of all places. There was little information for growing. Hoping to find a happy place for my new plant. It's in the sun room in a bright place but no direct sunlight.?.Hoping she likes it here...as for the watering thanks for showing us your plant and hoping to figure out my own watering system. How long did it the you to have it flower?
Those Vandas are beautiful :)
very challenging orchid
What a wonderful flower to try and make your national flower :) Good luck with that journey :) what is your national flower right now?
Hi... I want to answer your question Phil national flower is Sampaguita 🙂the color is white and got a very nice smell you can Google it what does it looks, 👍
I have had this plant thriving in my shaded garden for eleven years now, two of them, both about 3-4 feet tall. It flowers beautifully every year for quite a long time, but I notice it's starting to look tired. I would love to know how to care for it. All it has is worm pee. Should it be pruned?
You can prune them for sure... I would start with a light trimming to see where it starts branching out... then trim a little harder if you like.
What kind of soil did you use? Can you use a regular potting mix?
Hey, unfortunately my medinilla is turning black on one of the stems, right above the soil. Does this mean that this stem has to come off?
thanks man!
from Sweden.
Thanks for watching :)
I like this movie because you are giving informatie
Hi,Could you help me with my Medinilla? I have it since July thi year. it stopped blooming but the flowers are still "connected" to the plant. Do I just leave them there or cut them off ? It doesn't have any new growth coming out yet, but its healthy and happy.
Is it a slow grower? :) I see new growth on all my other plants except for Medinilla.
If the bracts are still pink you can leave them on... I would usually just remove the spent flowers. if you want to remove the whole bloom stem including the bract that's up to you. I found that these are not really slow growers... but they do have rest periods. when it blooms it will rest... then it will put out a flush of growth... and then rest.... then if you're lucky a bloom and then repeat that process again.
@@PlantzNThings thank you for the answer. It still looks same, everybody think it’s fake plant. Hopefully it will shoot for spring.
I got this one in 2012. I live in Toronto Ontario. 2013 did not bloom. This year, 2014, I see three flower buds. I water it x2 a week. Once every other week, I shower it with lukewarm water in the bathroom. It seems to love shower rather than watering from the down. Did anybody give a shower?
Hello, I have one and when the new leaves come in they break apart and the edges look terrible.....how do you keep your new leaves together ?
Bill....update us on this plant!! Let us know all you have learned! I just bought a Medinilla Magnification today. Do you put yours outdoors in summer?
Any updates on the medinilla?
Hi Bill, do you still have this plant? This was one of your first videos I saw from you
I have 3 medinilla magnifica that I bought from flea market. They have blooms. My question is why all the bloom don't have color leaves around the flower unlike the one I saw in this show. I think I heard you call it brack (I'm not sure if that's correct spelling. Secondly, what fertilizer I'll use? Thanks for answering my inquiry. Margie S.
Margie Santiago It's Bract... you were close :) can you send me a photo of what you mean when you say not all of them are coloured? my email is bevensbill@gmail.com
My Medinilla won't bloom. :( Live in Ottawa Canada. In summer (now) I put in on my balcony where it gets some direct sun, but largely filtered sunlight. It grows new leaves, but NO BLOOMS. Any suggestions from other folks appreciated
Hi Sandy, I have had my Medinilla for almost 4 years. It has never bloomed. But... I think I finally have blooms on it. I had to learn , unlike what this video shows , The leaves that are turning up and crinkling .. needs humidity. When I put my medinilla outside in the Georgia humidity .. and to my surprise the leaves straightened out.You live you learn. Also It does need cold and warm air. I think the change in weather going from winter to summer triggers the blooming effect. I will not put my Medinilla in direct sun. It will burn their precious leaves.But I go from indoors to outdoors. If you need anymore information I have , please email me or I am on facebook. debbiesimons55@gmail.com. Debra Simons on fb.
Hello, I know this is an old video but was wondering if you still have this plant, and how it's doing...I have two which I bought last year, and like you, have found limited care information on the web. One thing I did find is that it likes humidity. Mine are repotted in mostly peat moss and I water once every two weeks when mix is mostly dry. They are growing well now but had a rough time at first due to scale pest infestation. one has developed a bloom and the other is showing something happening with 2 leaves but it's too soon for me to know if it's new growth or blooms forming.
a tip from the growers is to not feed when the plant is in bud or bloom... only feed when in vegetative growth.
Hi I am looking like crazy to find Medinilla..any idea where to buy or rent hi can sell to me .thanks sharka.i met bill on orchid show in Cambridge 2018. They hard to find. I had one but kill it because I didn't have the knowledge then
Can you please tell me how you prune this plant?
I have my Medinila. When i cut the old flowers, where i need to cut?
At first I remove the small spent flower clusters as they start to fall off and keep the lovely pink bract. when the pink bract starts to brown I remove the whole flower stem back to where it meets the plant
Have you tried to propagate it ? ( sorry for my English I'm french)
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Hello,I just discover this plant,do you know where I can get it ???I live in Canada,Québec .Is the Medinilla Magnifica Poisonous for Pets ?
I'm in ontario and this plant is available in most high end grocery store and garden center. to be honest.. I'm not sure if it's poisonous to pets.
Hi, I found a place in Québec.Go on the web, Flora Exotica I send a mail and get a appointement.He told me,it was not poisonous for humain or pets.
Gostaria de adquirir uma medilina na minha cidade nao tem onde comprar me ajuda a adquir ficarei muito agradecida
Hi could you show an update on this 🌱
Svp pouvez vous retraduire en français sous votre vidéo
Update please on your Medinilla:)
I no longer have this plant.
do you live near niagra fallzzzzzzzz?
:)
Hello will you do a update on this plant?
I have done Many updates on this plant. I no longer have this one in my collection.
PlantzNThings Not anymore ? How come ? It looked so strong and beautiful in this vid. Did it die ?
No it didn't die. to be honest i got bored with it. and it is a very messy plant in the house when the flowers drop. if i had a greenhouse environment i would totally grow this plant again. it would almost be in bloom constantly. I would have buds form in the fall and the spring.
I want one so bad, how do I get?
Not sure anymore... they were all the rage in my area a few years ago... now I rarely see them
Have one, treed it like my orchids. Water 1x a week with aquariumwater. ;~》
Do you know how to grow medinillas from seeds?
+kyle lugtu No idea... in my area the most popular method is by cuttings. I have never thought about seed to be honest
+PlantzNThings Oh i was asking because i got some medinilla fruit and i read from an article that i have to put the seeds in water about 4-5 days to wash the tannies and put them to a substrate moist retaining like coco peat. I put the seeds in water i hope they grow when i sow them.
+kyle lugtu Good Luck... Keep me posted
+PlantzNThings OMG OMG OMG it germinated :)) so happy!!! one seed grew i didnt bury the seeds. I just put it on top of the coco peat :) washed coco peat.... :D so happpy!!!
That's Wonderful! Congratulations!
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