What if the leaves of the crab claw orchid with flowering leaves are soft? How to raise it in winter?

Crab claw orchid is an epiphytic succulent plant of cactus family. It is called crab claw orchid because of its joint shape such as crab's secondary claw. It is a kind of flowering plant with leaf tip, and its color is mostly crimson, which is very beautiful. However, many people due to improper maintenance led to soft crab claw orchid leaves, what should be done at this time? It is about to enter winter, winter is cold, how to raise crab claw orchid?

First, crab claw orchid leaves soft how to do?

First of all, it is necessary to find the reason why the crab claw orchid leaves are soft in order to prescribe the right remedy to the case, so as to find a solution, so what are the reasons for the softening of crab claw orchid leaves?

The main results are as follows: 1. Analysis of the causes of softening of crab claw orchid leaves.

The reasons for the softening of crab claw orchid leaves may be too strong light, improper watering, improper fertilization, insect pests, rotten roots, dormancy and so on.

Crab claw orchid is a half-yin and half-yang plant, too strong light will cause the leaves to become yellow and soft; the crab claw orchid is resistant to drought and waterlogging, and excessive watering will make the roots of the plant stagnant for a long time, leading to rotten roots, resulting in soft leaves, but too little watering will also cause the leaves to soften due to insufficient water supply. The growth of crab claw orchid needs reasonable fertilization, if fertilized too much, it will lead to root burning, which will lead to soft leaves. If there is a lack of fertilizer for a long time, the leaves will become soft because of insufficient nutrition; if insect pests occur, it will also lead to soft leaves; if the roots of crab claw orchid rot, the leaves will naturally become soft without nutrition; if the crab claw orchid enters the dormant period, the leaves will also become soft.

2. The solution to the softening of crab claw orchid leaves.

If the leaves of crab claw orchid are soft due to strong light, you can move the plant to a cool and ventilated place for maintenance and spray water to the leaf surface; if the leaves become soft due to overwatering, drain immediately and dry the basin soil quickly; if the leaves become soft due to too little watering, they need to replenish water in time and water thoroughly at one time; if the leaves become soft due to too much fertilization, you can dilute them with more water or change the soil. If the leaves become soft because of the lack of fertilizer for a long time, you should apply more fertilizer immediately; if the leaves become soft due to insect pests, you can use small bamboo slices to scrape off the bugs, and if there are too many diseases and insects, you should use professional insecticides; if the rotten roots of the plant cause the leaves to become soft, you need to cut off the rotten parts and replace them with new plants; if you are in a dormant period, as long as you reduce watering and maintain them normally.

When will the crab claw orchid bloom?

In general, crab claw orchid blossoms from September to April of the following year, but the specific time of flowering is affected by species, region, climate and other factors. The varieties of crab claw orchid include early species, mesophytic species, and late species, and the specific time of flowering is different; moreover, the farther to the south, the earlier the flowering time will be, and the more northward it is, the later it will bloom; if the climate of the year is abnormal, it will also affect the specific time of flowering.

Third, how to raise crab claw orchids in winter?

1. There should be plenty of sunshine. Low temperature in winter, crab claw orchid should be placed in the sunny place in the bedroom to avoid freezing injury, but also can promote flower bud differentiation; to often turn the flowerpot, can ensure balanced flowering.

2. The temperature should be suitable. The temperature is low in winter, and the room temperature should be maintained at about 15 ℃. When the temperature is lower than 5 ℃ or higher than 20 ℃, the growth and flowering of the plant will be affected. If the temperature suddenly decreases or the temperature difference between day and night is too large, buds and flowers will appear.

3. Watering should not be too much. Crab claw orchid like wet, but the temperature is low in winter, watering should not be too much, can be watered every 4 to 5 days, often keep the soil moist; but can not appear stagnant water, otherwise easy to rot roots; pregnant buds can often spray water to the leaves, which is beneficial to more pregnant buds.

4. Fertilizer should be sufficient. Crab claw orchids that are pregnant should be provided with adequate fertilizer and water, and phosphate fertilizer can be applied every 7 to 10 days. In order to ensure continuous flowering, liquid fertilizer or phosphorus and potash fertilizer can be applied every 10 to 15 days after the flower bud blooms.

5. prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. The most common pest of crab claw orchid is shell insect, which generally occurs in a poorly ventilated environment, which can be removed with a brush or scraped with bamboo; the most common disease is rot, which is caused by poor exhaust and persistent excessive moisture in the basin soil, which should be sterilized regularly and root rot should be cut off.

6. Prune at the right time. Crab claw orchid grows vigorously, in order to be beautiful, the uneven stem nodes and disease and insect branches can be cut off; in order to ensure flowering, it is necessary to properly remove the dense and weak buds on the stem nodes; after the flower has faded, in order to save nutrients, the residual flowers and top leaves should be cut off in time.

Conclusion: the main reasons for the softening of crab claw orchid leaves are too strong light, improper watering, improper fertilization, insect pests, rotten roots, dormancy and so on. Winter is about to enter, in order to let the crab claw orchid bloom normally, it is necessary to maintain according to the above methods, otherwise there may be freezing injury, wilting, less flowering, falling buds, falling flowers and so on.