Brief introduction and picture of wedding dress hanging orchid

Many people like to raise hanging orchids, which can not only purify the air, but also relatively simple to maintain, so do you know this kind of wedding dress hanging orchids? Although its name is similar to that of Cymbidium, the two plants are completely different from the same genus, one is the metatarsal family, the other is the asparagus family. However, the wedding dress hanging orchid is also a very beautiful plant, not only green leaves, but also vines hanging down, showing beautiful white flowers. Next, let's take a look at the introduction and pictures of wedding dress hanging orchids.

I. the morphological characteristics of wedding dress hanging orchid

The leaves of wedding orchids are needle-shaped, longer and narrower, and more flexible, similar to the leaves of orchids. Its biggest feature is that mature wedding orchid plants will continue to grow new stems, about 30 to 60 centimeters in length.

The flowers of the wedding dress are slender and longer than the length of the leaves, and will hang down from both sides of the basin. The inflorescences of wedding orchids are single and branched, and some even grow strips of leaves of two to eight centimeters above the upper segment of the inflorescence. The color of the flowers is generally white, the flower shape is relatively small, basically clusters, very good-looking.

Wedding orchid florescence in the annual spring and summer season, if it is indoor breeding, it can also blossom in winter.

The shape of the fruit of the wedding dress is triangular oblate, about 5mm in length and 8mm in width. The fruit period is generally in August.

Second, the origin of wedding dress hanging orchid

Wedding dress hanging orchid is made in America. It is mainly distributed in Durango State and Durango State, which extends to Argentina and Mexico in the south of San Luis Porto West State, and a small amount in Wilson County in south-central Texas.

Third, the growth habits of wedding orchids.

1. Living environment

Wedding dress hanging orchids like semi-overcast, moist, warm living environment, the ability to adapt to the environment is also relatively strong. It is very resistant to drought, but not to cold.

2. Soil

Wedding dress hanging orchid is suitable for growing on sandy soil with good drainage, strong looseness and fertile soil.

3. Lighting

Wedding dress hanging orchid for light requirements are not strict, generally astigmatism can grow well, of course, if in the flowering period, to give adequate light is also one of the necessary conditions for flowering.

4. Temperature

Wedding dress hanging orchid suitable growth temperature between 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, overwintering should pay attention to the temperature can not be lower than five degrees Celsius. Too low temperature will make the wedding dress go into a dormant state, thus stopping the growth. The growth will stop when the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius, and the leaves will turn yellow at this time.

5. Moisture

The previous article has introduced the wedding dress hanging orchid likes the wet environment, so usually to maintain the wetness of the soil, of course, there can not be too much water, so as to avoid the phenomenon of rotten roots.

To sum up, we can know that wedding orchids and hanging orchids are not the same kind of ornamental plants, so there are some differences in maintenance.