What are the common alternative names for the Milan flower?
Alternative names for the Milan flower
The Milan flower is also called four-season Milan or broken-grain Milan, and of course it has many other names such as: pearl orchid, pearl orchid, golden grain orchid, fish-roe orchid, tea orchid, chicken-claw orchid, and Milan ball.
Growing habits of the Milan flower
The Milan flower is native to open woodlands or shrublands in low-altitude mountainous areas. It prefers warm, humid, sunny environments, is not cold-tolerant, and tolerates slight shade. A loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil is best, and winter temperatures should not drop below10℃。
The Milan flower likes a sunny environment and is fond of fertilizer. Its optimal growing temperature is20~25°C. Under normal circumstances, with ample sunlight and a temperature of around30°C, the flowers it produces will be more intensely fragrant. In summer, normal light is fine; if it is kept in a shaded environment while also being given large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer, the Milan flower may fail to bloom or bloom sparsely with a faint scent. Therefore, during the growing period, the Milan flower should be kept in a sunny spot, with extra attention to applying more liquid fertilizer rich in phosphorus. It is best to use fully rotted alum fertilizer water made by soaking crushed bone meal, fish bones, chicken bones and the like, which can promote bud formation and more blooms.
The flower language of the Milan flower
Where there is love, life will bloom.
Originating from this flower language is a legend: there is a flower that blooms red flowers for half the year and blue flowers for the other half. When the sun rises, it bursts forth with a fiery red glow, and when the moonlight shines over all, it is veiled in a faint blue halo. It is so magical, but one day, blue and red flowers bloomed on the same stem. These two flowers shone together in the sunlight and rippled together in the moonlight, equally profound and deeply affectionate. And so people began to argue over which was truly the flower of bravery. This debate dragged on for a long time, and both sides had many supporters. What never changed was that whenever warriors set out for battle, they would still wear it, only some preferred to wear the blue flower and some preferred to wear the red one. Gradually the arguing faded, and people came to love this flower that symbolizes life even more!