Cutting a branch of crab claw orchid and cutting it in water can take root and sprout into a small potted plant.

Have you ever tried to breed crab claw orchid with water culture cuttings? crab claw orchid is a common potted plant in daily life. It likes a warm and humid environment. It should be cool in summer and avoid exposure to the sun. It belongs to short-day cactus plants that can grow well by giving a little scattered light every day.

The maintenance position of crab claw orchid should maintain a certain air humidity, avoid air dryness, the lowest maintenance temperature should be kept above 7 degrees, and the temperature in autumn and winter should be kept between 12 and 18 degrees, which is most suitable to avoid excessive maintenance temperature, otherwise it will also affect flowering.

Crab claw orchid blossoms in winter and spring. When the weather gets cool in late autumn, it begins to breed flowers. If you want to promote its flowering, you can give potassium dihydrogen phosphate once every 1 to 2 weeks in a concentration that is not too high.

After the autumn turns cool, it is necessary to maintain a completely dark environment at night and regularly maintain a completely dark environment, which is conducive to the breeding of flowers.

Crab claw orchid is generally used for cutting propagation, can cut a section of about 7cm long branches, there are 3 to 4 leaves are the most suitable, the breeding time is generally chosen after the flower withered.

After the flower has withered, after picking off the residual flower in time, it can be broken at its growth node. It should be cut directly with sharp scissors, and the wound can be dried in a cool place to avoid being cut into the flowerpot immediately. After the wound is healed, you can proceed to the next step.

Here is to prepare a transparent glass bottle directly, put some pebbles at the bottom of the container, and there are some beautiful glass paintings on it. The pebbles are about five centimeters long.

After that, put some clear water in the container, the water level should not be too deep, only about 1 to 2 centimeters over the pebbles.

Finally, the branches of the dried crab claw orchid are soaked in water and placed in a suitable position to keep the light bright, the environment is ventilated, and there is a certain degree of air humidity. The temperature is about 18-20 degrees.

There is some moisture in the container to maintain a certain amount of humidity, but don't worry that it will rot and prevent the branches from soaking too deep in the water.

When the root system of the branches soaked in water grows to about 3 to 5 centimeters, the crab claw orchid can be transplanted into a flowerpot, first placed in perlite and vermiculite, cultivated for a period of time, and finally transplanted into a loose and drained sandy soil. the soil can directly use the ratio of peat soil to perlite at 2:1, and then pour a little water 3 days after transplanting, do not bask in the sun first.