There are many varieties of orchids, but tropical orchids are more popular. How to raise them?

Tropical orchids are also called simple orchids, and there are many kinds of orchids, such as Phalaenopsis, Cartland, Dendrobium, Wenxin Orchid, Magnolia, Cymbidium, Cymbidium and so on. Tropical orchids have a large shape of flowers, flowers and very strange, good-looking; flowering period is long, up to about 3 months; the culture medium of these orchids is not soil, but bark, moss, etc., with few diseases and insect pests, can keep the family clean and tidy, so it has become a favorite potted flower in recent years.

At present, the most popular tropical orchids in the flower market are:

1. Phalaenopsis. Because of its drooping flower, this flower is named after a dancing butterfly and is called "after the orchid". The long stem opens butterfly-shaped flowers from bottom to top, and you can watch them for 60 to 70 days in a row. The colors are white, purple, red and orange, and different varieties of Phalaenopsis blossom all the year round.

two。 Cartland, known in Catalan for its beautiful flowers and variety, is known as the "king of orchids". Catalan suits are almost always blue and black, and each flower has a variety of colors.

3. Cymbidium, known as Cymbidium, because of its more varieties, large plants, large petals, bright colors, and even red, white, green, yellow, light pink, purple and various transitional and compound colors, the stem is erect and the florescence is 2 to 3 months long. It is one of the most widely cultivated orchids in the world.

With regard to Dendrobium, its stem is thick, the plant shape is mature and the posture is amiable. Each flower stem can blossom 20 to 70 flowers and has a light fragrance. Each flower can open for 1 to 3 months.

Tropical orchids generally grow slowly. It usually takes two to four years for them to grow from seedling to flower. Therefore, family flowers are usually purchased from the flower market. Tropical orchids belong to aerial roots, so the culture medium should have good drainage, strong moisture retention and good air permeability. the raw materials of the culture medium: moss, charcoal and broken bark are generally used. you can also buy ready-made materials in the flower market. In general, the water for growing orchids should be kept moist. When the surface is dry, it should be watered and moisturized. It is usually watered once a day in summer and two to three times a week in winter.

In the summer heat, sprinkle a small amount of water around the flowerpot or spray water on the leaves. In the growing season, plants can apply thin liquid fertilizer or special fertilizer, using inorganic fertilizer to prepare orchids every 10 days. The temperature suitable for tropical orchid growing season is 18 °C to 25 °C. at the same time, there must be sufficient indoor scattered light and avoid direct sunlight so as not to affect growth and flowering. During flowering, plants should be exposed to low light to make the flowers more beautiful and lasting. The overwintering temperature should be kept above 10 °C.

When the flowering period is over, it is recommended to change the flowerpot, when changing the pot, you need to cut off the old roots and residual flowers. After drying, the roots can be covered with permeable moss to fill the basin and fill the new culture medium. Keep it in the shade for about a week and maintain it in accordance with the usual management methods.

Tropical orchids are usually propagated by plant division. The method is to separate the old plants before or after flowering in spring, the number of branches can be determined according to the size of the old plants, and the operation method after branching is the same as that of changing flowerpots. The cultivated tropical orchid pots are suitable for soil, pottery and sand pots. Home-grown tropical orchids pay more attention to their appearance and can place larger flowerpots on their flowerpot jackets.