How to raise a newly bought Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis is a common indoor flowering plant, which gets its name because its flowers look like butterflies, but if you want to raise Phalaenopsis well, you need to master certain skills, especially those you just bought. How to cultivate the newly bought Phalaenopsis?

1. Lighting requirements

As a plant Phalaenopsis also needs to produce the nutrients it needs through photosynthesis, so the newly bought Phalaenopsis should be placed in a place with good light conditions; in addition, in the summer when Phalaenopsis is growing vigorously, we should pay attention to shading and shading or move to a cool place indoors, so as not to burn the leaves by the scorching sun.

2. Ventilation requirements

Phalaenopsis is a plant that absorbs nutrients not only from soil and photosynthesis, but also from the air, so the environment where Phalaenopsis is placed must be well ventilated.

3. Moisture requirement

There is no dead regulation for watering Phalaenopsis. It is mainly based on the dry and wet conditions in the basin. If the overall weight of the flowerpot is lighter than buying it, it can be watered; if you touch the bottom of the flowerpot dry and there is no water vapor on the side wall of the flowerpot, it is time to water it; for these uncertain words, you can also use toothpicks to insert into the basin for about 10 minutes, look at the dry and wet conditions on toothpicks, dry watering humidity is relatively large, do not water.

4. Fertilizer requirements

Fertilizer is essential for Phalaenopsis to blossom early. In general, special fertilizer for orchids or potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be used to top fertilizer every five to a week during the peak growing season, and once a month in autumn and winter.

5. Humidity requirements

You should know that in addition to the above, temperature is also an important part of whether Phalaenopsis blossoms. Generally speaking, the growth humidity of Phalaenopsis is about 70%, and the humidity at night is higher than that during the day.

6. Temperature requirement

The growth temperature of Phalaenopsis is 26-27 degrees during the day and 20-23 degrees at night, so that Phalaenopsis can produce beautiful flowers.

7. Post-flowering treatment

Phalaenopsis should be pruned in time after flowering, so that it can blossom a pot of flowers next year. When pruning, cut the flower stem from its base, and the extra branches and leaves can also be cut off. In addition, it is necessary to change the basin in time and reduce watering, and put it in an environment with a temperature above 10 degrees in the winter.

8. Pest control

Phalaenopsis common diseases and insect pests are soft rot, brown spot, virus disease, shell insects, red spiders and so on, to be impatient to find as soon as possible management, in addition to ensure ventilation, air humidity is not too large on it.