Why is my Miltonia (or is it Miltoniopsis??) always dry?

[Kevstar]

Hi all,

A couple of weeks ago, I bought what was labelled simply as "Miltonia". After doing a bit of research, I decided it was a 'Herr Alexander'. The flowers are huge!

However, I think maybe it is a Miltoniopsis rather than a miltonia? Anyway, sorry that is not my question

My question is, when i water it, the very next day it is bone dry again! I did repot it with new medium and I know that bark doesn't retain much water, but all my other orchids do not dry so quickly.

I'm thinking it may be due to me repotting incorrectly; see this thread: So many roots!!!!!!!

I'm thinking maybe I should repot in a bigger pot to accommodate all of the roots but I don't really want to mess around with it again, should I wait until the blooms all fade and die? Maybe water it a bit more often until I repot again?

Sorry for all the questions!

Thanks.



P.s. Sorry that all of my pics are sideways. I don't know why this keeps happening, they are only pics from my phone.