Malaysian Orchid | Rose Grape Flower Coconut Palms This species is named after

This species is named after the bright orange colour of the newly unfurling leaf

the plant is frequently but not always shaded by surrounding vegetation

It can be grown in the ground or in a large container

The leaf stems and leaf margins do however retain the colour

The leaves of the young palms can have a red or orange tint turning deep green as it matures

Malaysian Orchid | Rose Grape Flower Coconut Palms This species is named afterMedinilla myriantha, often called the 'Malaysian Orchid' is not actually an orchid and nor is it from Malaysia (its endemic to the Phillipines). In its natural habitat it is semi epiphytic so it definitely requires very porous, free draining soil. It sports large, broad lush leaves and puts on a fabulous flower show in late NZ's late autumn, with dangling panicles of beautiful small pinky purple 'grapes' hence its other common name; the Rose Grape