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Monkey-faced dragon orchid, maybe you don't know it has such a nickname.

Published: 2024-11-06 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/06, Monkey face small dragon orchid, Orchidaceae, small epiphytic orchid, about 40 cm high, stout stem, leaves interactive opposite, Obovate lanceolate. Flowers opposite in leaf axils, funnelform, pedicels growing from base, seeds fine.

A nickname for monkey-faced dragon orchid

Monkey-faced orchid

Morphological characteristics of Monkey-faced Cymbidium

Monkey face small dragon orchid is a small epiphytic orchid, with short stolons, 30-40 cm high, stout stems, hollow. Leaves decussate, broadly ovoid. Take root on the node of the earth. Broadly ovoid, nearly equal in length and width, slightly narrower in upper part. Leaves Obovate-lanceolate.

Sparse racemes, flowers opposite in leaf axils, funnelform, yellow, usually with purplish red patches or spots, pedicels growing from the base, calyx petals and petals into three petals, with labial petals in the center.

Petals are very much like little monkeys, so they are also called monkey-faced orchids. They are very cute.

The growth habits of Monkey-faced Cymbidium

Monkey-faced small dragon orchid requires a cool growth environment, afraid of extreme heat, difficult to spend summer, and is not resistant to frost and cold. 10 ℃-25 ℃ is the suitable cultivation temperature. The warmer areas in the south can be placed in outdoor semi-shade or cultivated in plastic greenhouses throughout the year. The Yangtze River valley or the north should be cultivated in greenhouses with medium or high temperatures. In late autumn, winter and early spring, the temperature is not very high. Direct sunlight is given to facilitate the plant to form flower buds, blossom and bear fruit. If you encounter high temperature weather or in summer, you should increase the humidity and cover the sunshade net to cool down. The temperature below 10 ℃ should be kept warm and heated.

The main value of Monkey face Little Dragon Orchid

Monkey face small dragon orchid has strong branching, peculiar and large flower shape, rich flowers and colors, good moisture resistance and negative resistance. Mostly used for potted plants, hanging pots or hanging blue cultivation, very suitable for the window of the bedroom, the walls of the balcony, the window of the commercial building, the entrance of the exhibition hall and other places of green decoration, full of vitality, natural and relaxed.

The floral language of monkey-faced Xiao Longlan

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