How to raise potted orchids?

The ball orchid is not called the horse cymbidium, the dog tongue vine, the iron foot board and so on. It belongs to the climbing shrub plant of the Lariaceae family, which is attached to the tree or stone, and the root on the stem node is more peculiar and has great ornamental value. used to decorate the home is also easier to create a fresh and natural comfort, let's take a look at potted ball orchid how to raise it!

The growth habit of Cymbidium

Ball orchid is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan in China. It likes warm, dry, warm, humid and semi-shady environment. It needs to maintain a high air temperature in summer and autumn and avoid scorching sun exposure. If the sunshine is too strong, the leaf color will turn yellow, the color will be rough and dull, and its suitable growth temperature is 20: 25 ℃. Except for warm areas in South China, pot planting needs a greenhouse to survive the winter, and the winter temperature is not lower than 1 ℃. It can blossom only with 3-4 hours of sunshine every day, and the leaves are often potted in areas with insufficient light. It grows exuberantly in the soil rich in humus and good drainage, which is more suitable for more light and slightly dry soil.

Propagation methods of Cymbidium

1. Cuttage: the cuttage propagation of orchid is usually carried out at the end of summer. When cutting, the semi-mature branch or the top branch is taken after flowering, which is 8cm long. The cuttings must take stem nodes, clean the cutting lotion, dry and insert into the sand bed, keep 20: 25 ℃ at room temperature, and take root after 20: 30 days.

2. Striping: in late spring and early summer, engrave the full stem vines at the internodes of the stems, wrap them with water moss, wrap them with thin film for external use, tie them tightly, cut off the potted plants after rooting, or put the potted orchids on the border surface, bury the internodes in the soil, and cut off the pots after rooting.

How to raise potted orchids?

The main results are as follows: 1. Soil: loose and fertile slightly acidic humic soil is better for ball orchid pot culture substrate. Peat soil, sand and vermiculite can be used to prepare pot culture soil, and appropriate amount of calcium superphosphate is added as base fertilizer. 7 parts of rotten leaf soil mixed with coarse sand can also be used as substrate. Ball orchid needs less fertilizer in the process of growth, and an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer can be added as base fertilizer when it is put on the basin. The soil is rich, which can make its root system developed, which is beneficial to the growth of ball orchid.

2. Watering: the soil in the ball orchid basin should always be kept moist, but the water in the basin should not be excessive, so as not to cause root rot, but when the environment is too dry, it will cause the leaves to lose their luster and affect the beauty of the leaves. in turn, it will affect the formation of flower buds, even if they grow buds, they often cannot open or shorten their opening time.

3. Sunshine: ball orchids should be placed on the south windowsill or near the indoor south window in the spring and autumn season, that is, they can keep the leaves green and bright and bloom well. But the summer should be moved to the shade to prevent direct light, otherwise the leaf color is easy to turn yellow. If you put it in the lack of light for a long time, the color of the leaves will become lighter, and the flowers will be less and less colorful.

4. Temperature: Magnolia is not cold-resistant, the suitable temperature for growth is 15-28 ℃, it grows well under the condition of high temperature, it should be dormant in cool and slightly dry environment in winter, and the overwintering temperature should be kept above 10 ℃. If it is less than 5 ℃, it is vulnerable to cold injury, causing defoliation and even the death of the whole plant.

5. Fertilization: ball orchid is suitable for humus soil with long-lasting fertilizer effect and good drainage. Because an appropriate amount of compound fertilizer is added to the basin as base fertilizer, it usually requires less fertilizer. It is better to apply thin fertilizer and water combined with nitrogen and phosphorus twice a month in the peak growing season. In the period of vigorous growth, the mature organic fertilizer can be applied once every 15-20 days. When the weather is getting cooler and colder in autumn, the amount of water and fertilizer should be reduced gradually.

6. Illumination: ball orchid likes astigmatism, likes semi-shade environment, can withstand shade and avoid direct sunlight. In summer, it is necessary to move to the shade to prevent the leaves from being burned by strong light, resulting in the loss of green and yellowing of the leaves, which will cause the leaves to fall off and affect the ornamental effect. If you put it in the lack of light for a long time, the color of the leaves will become lighter, and the flowers will be less and less colorful.

7. Pruning: young plants of Cymbidium should pick their hearts early to promote the germination of new branches, and set up scaffolds in time to make them climb and grow upward. After the flower fades, it should be allowed to wither naturally, and the flower stem should not be cut off, because most of the flower buds in the second year will sprout in the same place. If you do not understand this habit, it will affect the number of flowers in the coming year.

8, insect pests: ball orchid common anthracnose, bad spot disease, leaf spot disease harm, can use 50% carbendazim wettable powder 600 times liquid or 70% mancozeb wettable powder 400 times liquid spray control. In addition, there are shell insects and powder breakage hazards. 40% omethoate emulsion 800-1000 times or 80% dichlorvos emulsion IOC can be used. Double liquid spray.