Maintenance methods of wine bottle orchid

Bottle orchid also known as elephant leg tree, belongs to agave family, bottle orchid genus. Wine bottle orchid likes sunshine, all the year round can be direct, even in the summer heat, in the hot sun continued exposure, leaves will not burn. However, it is not cold-resistant, and the north needs to enter the room before the frost falls and be placed in a warm and sunny place. The room temperature is about 10℃, if it is lower than 5℃, cold and warm measures must be taken to prevent freezing. Because the bottle orchid is more drought-resistant, watering should not be too much, otherwise easy to rot roots. Spring and autumn must see dry see wet, summer keep wet, winter see dry soil when watering. During the growing season, thin liquid fertilizer should be applied once every half month in outdoor cultivation; granular fertilizer should be applied in indoor cultivation.

Potted bottle orchid can be mixed with 2 parts of moldy leaf soil, 1 part of garden soil, 1 part of river sand and a small amount of plant ash as substrate. In the growing season from March to October, fertilizer and water management should be strengthened to promote stem expansion. Because the swollen stem can store a certain amount of water, drought tolerance is strong, so when watering, the pot soil moisture is the degree, master the principle of rather dry than wet, avoid pot soil ponding, otherwise the fleshy roots and stems are easy to rot. Especially after the end of autumn, the temperature drops, and the watering amount should be reduced to improve the cold resistance of the tree. During the growth period, liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer should be applied twice a month, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be added when applying fertilizer. Regular pruning of old leaves can promote plant growth. The temperature is 20~28℃.

In the northern region, in order to ensure the safety of the plant overwintering, the following measures should be taken: strengthen water and fertilizer management, promote the healthy growth of the plant, and further improve its cold resistance; indoors, it should be placed in the sun, and the light can be fully seen during the day; In order to prevent cold air from invading the room, the temperature should be maintained above 3℃. If the temperature is too low, technical measures should be taken in time; in the northern region, in order to make the plants overwinter, watering should be controlled, and the basin soil should be dry rather than wet; after the Qingming Festival weather turns warm, it is necessary to gradually leave the room.

The bottle orchid generally adopts sowing and cuttage propagation. Sowing should be done indoors. Potted plants in the north are not easy to flower and bear seeds, so they can only be cut in spring with buds germinating at the base. After the buds are broken off and dried for 1~2 days, they are inserted into river sand or plain soil, covered with thin film to keep moisture and keep warm, and they are easy to root under the condition of 20~25℃. From April to November, it is forbidden to move the flowerpot and orientation during the growth period of bottle orchid to ensure that a fixed territory is occupied. At this time, sufficient water and nutrients can be given to promote stem expansion. According to the pot soil dry and wet, leaf color depth, timely watering and fertilization, neither water nor water; January to March should be strictly controlled moisture, only once a month and the same room temperature permeable water. When fertilizing, do not apply raw fertilizer and thick fertilizer. Source: www.dfac.cc

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