Miltonia

[Edwin Reffell]

My daughter has a Miltonia which has not bloomed since the first time. Though the 3 spikes have dried up it looks healthy enough. The water runs out immediately when you water it though. This evening we fertilized it with commercial orchid fertilizer all in accordance with the instructions on the bottle. The Miltonia often has water in the pot the transparent pot stands in. I empty it and let it drain away completely whenever I visit. Does it need to be watered through every day and fertilized every week or would it be enough to spray the top of the bark mixture it is in daily and fertilize it every 2 weeks?