Crab claw flower (crab claw orchid) raised in this way, the flowerpot can not hold!

Many people raise a pot of crab claw flowers at home, that is, crab claw orchids. October to February of the following year is the period when crab claw flowers bloom. Many flower friends say that their crab claw orchids do not blossom or grow thickly. These may be the wrong breeding methods. Today, I would like to introduce to you the crab claw flower culture method!

1. Brief introduction of crab claw flower

1. Crab claw flower alias

Crab claw flower name crab claw orchid, because the joint diameter connects the shape of crab claw, hence the name crab claw orchid, also known as crab orchid, Christmas cactus, crab claw lotus, is a kind of epiphytic shrub, belongs to dicotyledonous cactus family crab claw orchid plant.

2. Crab claw flower growth habits

Crab claw flowers are native to the Brazilian rainforest and are epiphytic in large tree trunks or dark, moist rock crevices. Shady and moist environmental conditions are needed for growth and development, and they can only blossom in short days. Crab claw flowers have two short dormancy periods during a year's growth, once in the hottest summer and once after flowering in early spring. There are also two periods of vigorous growth, one in mid-May and the other in mid-mid-October, and buds usually begin to form in mid-late October.

3. Morphological characteristics of crab claw flower.

The crab claw flower, like most immortal plants, the stems and leaves are seriously metamorphosed into segments, shaped like crab feet, the leafy stems are flattened and flattened, oval, bright green, with coarsely serrated edges, with small thorns; the top of the stem node is often planted with 2 color three buds at the same time, but usually only one can open, and the others will fall off naturally. Flowers grow at the top of the leafy stem, with colors of lilac, yellow, red, pure white, pink, orange, blue and bicolor.

4. The propagation method of crab claw flower.

The flower of crab claw is often propagated by cutting, grafting and sowing. The plant type of grafted crab claw orchid is beautiful, and the root system of rootstock is developed, the nutrition supply is good, the plant is strong, and there are many flowers.

5. Classification of crab claw flowers

The common ornamental species of crab claw orchid are:

① round-toothed crab claw orchid: lilac stem, red flower

② beautiful crab claw orchid: flower bud white, pink when open

③ Spotted Sea Crab claw orchid: magenta flower

④ Russell crab claw orchid

⑤ Buckley crab claw orchid

⑥ obtuse horned crab claw orchid

⑦ Christmas cactus

6. Crab claw fancy language

It blossoms in winter, and many festivals in various countries are in winter, so in people's minds, it has become the embodiment of happiness, auspiciousness and joy, and people all hope that it can bring them good luck.

Second, the culture method of crab claw flower

If you want the crab claw orchid to grow well, you need to understand its ecological habits, and at the same time, we should pay attention to the soil, water, light, fertilizer and other factors in the breeding process, so we should pay attention to the following breeding methods:

1. Soil: crab claw orchid is suitable for fertile mixed soil of rotten leaves, peat and coarse sand, and its pH is pH5.5~6.5, so when planting with potted soil, we should pay attention to select suitable soil and flowerpots with good drainage performance.

2. Temperature: the suitable temperature for the growth of crab claw orchid is 20 ℃-25 ℃. When the temperature is above 35 ℃ or below 2 ℃, the plant will stop growing, keep the temperature at 10 ℃-15 ℃ during flowering in winter, and move to a place with astigmatism for maintenance.

3, lighting: crab claw orchid does not require high light, indoor light can keep its normal growth, but pay attention to the room direct sunlight or exposure in summer, other seasons as long as put in a place with astigmatism can grow very well.

4. Watering: crab claw orchid likes semi-shady and humid environment, but it is not resistant to waterlogging, and if it is watered too much, it is very easy to rot its roots, so it must not accumulate water and adhere to the principle of "dry and thorough watering". Water once every 2 to 3 days in high temperature season, avoid watering at noon; low temperature in winter, can be watered once a week, avoid watering in the evening.

5. Fertilization: crab claw orchid likes fertilizer, has more branches and flowers when the fertilizer is sufficient, and mainly likes potash fertilizer, followed by nitrogen fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer. Fertilization is mainly carried out from September to October and from April to June. In order to ensure the luxuriant growth of crab claw orchid in summer, fertilizer should be added in time, the number of fertilization should be reduced at the end of autumn, stop fertilization in winter, and the leaves can be sprayed with potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution.

6, disease: the common disease of crab claw orchid is red spider. After finding this disease, it will be killed by medicine immediately. General drugstores will recommend which kind of medicine to use.

7. Pruning: the crab claw orchid grows relatively fast. When the fluffy diameter of the whole plant reaches more than 50cm, it will be pruned. Generally, the stem nodes will be shortened in spring, and part of the senescent and overdense branches will be removed. Pruning should be carried out in sunny days.

8. Change the basin: the crab claw orchid can change the basin every 2 years, usually from March to April. Add a little organic fertilizer and loose soil to the bottom of the new pot, and then take care not to damage the root system when the crab claw orchid is removed from the old flowerpot. After the crab claw orchid is transplanted, pour a little water and put it in a ventilated place.

Conclusion: the above is about the breeding methods of crab claw flowers, crab claw orchid is still a very easy to raise flowers, only usually pay more attention to moisture, light, temperature and other factors, with the right method of breeding, to ensure that your flowerpot can not be installed, if you want to let the crab claw orchid at home grow thicker, or open more flowers, you can choose grafting crab claw orchid, after grafting is easier, easy to burst pot.