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title: "I bought a pansy orchid last March and it is beautiful. See pix in…"
description: "I bought a pansy orchid last March and it is beautiful. See pix in her glory stage. I over watered her and of course it rotted. I had 3 sets of leaves left. I…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Kathy C"
published: "2025-09-07T13:26:47.605231Z"
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# I bought a pansy orchid last March and it is beautiful. See pix in…

_Posted by Kathy C on 2025-09-07_

I bought a pansy orchid last March and it is beautiful. See pix in her glory stage. I over watered her and of course it rotted. I had 3 sets of leaves left. I took her out of the pot and cut off the bad parts then let her dry for 1 days. I put her back in a pot in bark chips. This week I threw away the large stock. The other two sets do not have any roots and is not rotted. Ideas?

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## 4 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2025-09-07

I love Miltonia! These guys want lots of water. That can be tough to balance with getting the roots to the almost dry before watering again.

They have finer roots so I think your bark chips are too course. Fine bark works well if you can find it. If not, mix in some sphagnum. If it were my plant I would go use 50% bark and 50% sphagnum. Top dress with about a 1/2” of sphagnum. The goal is to keep moisture close to the plant while it develops new roots.

#### Kathy C replied on 2025-09-07

Thank you.

#### Kathy C replied on 2025-10-08

It died, so sad.

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2025-10-08

I am sorry to hear that

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