Can crab claw orchid bask in the sun?

Crab claw orchid gets its name because of its joint shape such as the secondary claw of crab. It is an epiphytic succulent plant of cactus family. It is often cultivated in parks and flower beds all over the country. It is often grafted on Tianyu or other rootstocks to obtain luxuriant plants. Indoor cultivation of crab claw orchid can adjust the florescence by controlling light. Let's take a look at whether crab claw orchid can bask in the sun.

Can crab claw orchid bask in the sun?

Crab claw orchid can bask in the sun. Crab claw orchid should properly put a sunny place to bask in the sun in spring and autumn, but not in a cool place in summer. Crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, which can blossom in 2-3 months under the condition of short-day sunshine (8-10 hours per day). If it is required to bloom in October, the plant can be treated with an opaque shade in July with only 8 hours of light a day, so that it can bloom in late September.

Can crab claw orchids be put in the bedroom?

Crab claw orchids can be put in the bedroom. Crab claw orchid is an excellent indoor decoration plant, no matter potted or hanging pot cultivation, are suitable for windowsill, entrance and exhibition hall decoration, immediately full room shining, Meisheng brocade curtain. Moreover, crab claw orchid can release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide at night, which is very good for human health. Its flower language is a moment of good luck and luck, and putting it by the bedroom window will bring good luck to the host.

Culture and management of crab claw orchid

1, flowerpot selection: crab claw orchid flowerpots can use muddy flowerpots, plastic pots, porcelain pots and pottery pots, but muddy flowerpots are better. In order to coordinate with family decoration, they can be cultivated in plastic flowerpots with different colors. It is advisable to choose a pot with a crown diameter of 2pm and a pot diameter of 3 pots.

2. Soil configuration: crab claw orchid likes fertile and loose soil. Families can use 3 parts of garden soil, 4 parts of rotten leaf soil, 3 parts of sand or 4 parts of peat soil, 2 parts of rotten leaf soil, 2 parts of sand, 2 parts of perlite (or volcanic rock). It is best to disinfect the soil after high temperature disinfection, or it can also be sterilized in the sun.

3. Reasonable watering: crab claw orchid is an epiphytic cactus, which is often attached to trees or wet valleys in the natural environment, so the cultivation environment requires semi-shade and moist, but the basin soil should not be too wet and adhere to the principle of "dry and thoroughly watered". Water once every 2 to 3 days in high temperature season, and avoid watering at noon. The temperature is low in winter, can be watered once a week, avoid watering in the evening.

4. Timely fertilization: crab claw orchid likes fertilizer, and there are many branches and flowers when the fertilizer is sufficient. After the sprouting of leaf buds, topdressing can be started. In the growing season, 10 times of rotten liquid fertilizer mixed with 1000 times of potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution or 1000 times of "Huaduoduo" general fertilizer can be applied once every 15 to 20 days. The times of fertilization should be reduced at the end of autumn and should be stopped when the temperature is below 10 ℃. No fertilization is applied when the summer temperature is high and the winter temperature is low.

5, light control: crab claw orchid is afraid of hot and high temperature, avoid exposure and rain, so it should be placed in indoor ventilation or shady balcony in summer. Crab claw orchid gradually returned to growth after the Beginning of Autumn, should be placed in 50% of the light, such as shade shed or sunny window, in order to receive light and promote flower bud differentiation. As the weather turns cooler and gradually increases the light, sufficient light should be given from late autumn to winter.

6. florescence control: crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, which can be controlled by adjusting the light time. To promote flowering, start short-day treatment according to the desired flowering time of 60 to 70 days in advance, natural light time of 8 hours per day, and shading treatment for the rest of the time. Continue to shade, can not be interrupted, generally can see buds after 20 days.