What kind of orchids do you have? How to maintain in summer

In addition to green pineapple, hanging orchid is also a good hand to purify the air, absorbing formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and other harmful gases in the air is even more powerful than green pineapple. Hanging orchid is known as "air fairy", there are many varieties, the more common ones are ordinary hanging orchid, purple hanging orchid, Phnom Penh hanging orchid, different types of hanging orchid hanging on the living room or balcony, the effect is not the same. Today, let's introduce some common hanging orchids and some maintenance matters needing attention.

1. Ordinary hanging orchids. This kind of orchid is more common, the branches are connected to the leaves, the leaves are drooping, and there are narrow and wide, dark green, flowering in June and July, and the flowers are yellowish and white. It has a strong ability to absorb indoor toxic gases, especially formaldehyde. Many families choose this breed for farming, which is economical and affordable.

2. Purple orchid. Also known as the colored leaf orchid, the stem is small, much branched, and takes root on the node. The leaf is oblong, green with silver stripes, and the back of the leaf is purple. Like the warm and humid growth environment, maintenance should avoid the hot sun.

3. Phnom Penh hanging orchid. The leaves are broad linear and light green, and the special feature is that the edges of the leaves are golden, racemes, curved and drooping, and the flowers are white. Like the growth environment of semi-shade, and grow best in places with weak light. Breeding indoors is not only ornamental, but also can purify the air.

4. Silver-edged hanging orchid. Unlike Phnom Penh orchids, its leaf edges are white, wide linear and about 30 centimeters long. Like warm, moist, semi-shady environment, cold tolerance is relatively poor, suitable for growing in good drainage, fertile and loose sandy soil.

How to maintain the orchid in summer?

Hanging orchid culture is relatively simple, mainly to do the following points. The first is the choice of flowerpots, the choice of 15-20cm diameter of tile pots plus garden soil, rotten leaf soil, river sand can be mixed, 3 plants in each pot, when the roots grow out of the basin bottom, immediately change the pot, so that the orchid will grow more luxuriant.

Summer watering about twice a week, put in a cool and ventilated place indoors, do not expose to the sun, when the indoor temperature reaches more than 35 degrees, you can do spray cooling around the orchid every day, but should be careful not to water the leaf center, easy to rot. Flower friends who do not have a good grasp of the watering law can use the flower and plant detector, which can be linked to the mobile phone to see the water and fertilizer situation of the basin soil, and how much water should be watered will prompt you, very simple.

Many plants go dormant in summer, but the orchid grows normally, so fertilization is essential. If the lack of nutrients will cause leaf tip browning, leaf color becomes lighter, and even wither and wither. Fertilizer can choose flowers to understand organic nutrients, pure plant fermentation, rich in organic matter, plants are relatively easy to absorb, and contains more nitrogen, can effectively promote the growth of the leaves of Cymbidium, green!

There is another point that many flower friends have ignored, that is, we should trim the orchid in time. In fact, we should trim the orchid every month, remove the withered leaves along the basin, trim the creeping branches, and rotate the flowerpot about once a month. This can make the branches and leaves of the orchid grow evenly and keep the leaves fresh.