How many times a year does crab claw orchid blossom?

Crab claw orchid, also known as crab claw lotus, icing on the cake, crab orchid and so on, is an epiphytic succulent plant of the cactus family. It is commonly cultivated in parks and flower beds in various parts of our country. It is often grafted on Tianzhu or other rootstocks to obtain luxuriant plants. and often because the node stem is too long and dangling and made into a hanging orchid for decoration, let's take a look at the crab claw orchid blooming several times a year!

How many times a year does crab claw orchid blossom?

Crab claw orchid usually blossoms twice a year. The first time is around April, and the second time after March and April after the first flowering, some crab claw orchids bloom three times a year, basically around three to four months after the last flowering, but the flowering time is different before, after, long and short because of the environment and the health of the flower.

When do crab claw orchids blossom?

Crab claw orchid usually begins to bloom in September, and the flowering period can last 2-3 months. The suitable temperature for the growth period of crab claw orchid is 18: 23 ℃, and the suitable flowering temperature is 10: 15 ℃, not more than 25 ℃. As the flowering of crab claw orchid is a cold winter, it is necessary to move the crab claw orchid indoors and keep the room temperature at about 15 ℃ in order not to affect the normal opening of the flower.

Why don't crab claw orchids blossom?

1, improper lighting: crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, if the light is more than 10 to 12 hours a day, it will make it difficult for crab claw orchid to form buds. In addition, if there is enough light during the day and strong electric light indoors at night, it will also affect the bud pregnancy and flowering of crab claw orchid.

2. Temperature discomfort: if the crab claw orchid is pregnant but does not bloom at that time, it may be because the room temperature is too low. At this time, it is necessary to move the pot to the greenhouse, keep the temperature above 15 ℃ and blossom on time, and then move back to the original room to watch.

3. Excessive temperature difference: the excessive temperature difference between day and night during the pregnancy of crab claw orchid will damage or drop the bud of the pregnant flower. Therefore, people should be moved indoors in time to take shelter in front of the room from the middle of October to the middle of November, and more sunshine should be exposed outdoors during the day to promote more pregnant buds. I want a room to spend the night.

How to cultivate crab claw orchid?

1. Selection of pots: clay flowerpots, plastic pots, porcelain pots and pottery pots can be used in crab claw orchid flowerpots, but muddy flowerpots are better. In order to coordinate with family decoration, they can be cultivated in plastic flowerpots with different colors.

2. Soil: 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 use the soil after high temperature disinfection.

3. Watering: the cultivation environment of crab claw orchid requires semi-shade and moist, but the basin soil should not be too wet and adhere to the principle of "dry and thoroughly irrigated". 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. Fertilization: crab claw orchid likes fertilizer, it has more branches and flowers when the fertilizer is sufficient, it can be fertilized every 15-20 days in growing season, the times of fertilization should be reduced at the end of autumn, and stop when the temperature is below 10 ℃. No fertilization is applied when the summer temperature is high and the winter temperature is low.

5. Lighting: crab claw orchids are afraid of hot temperatures, avoid exposure and rain, should be placed in an indoor ventilated place or on a shaded balcony in summer, should be placed in 50% of the light after autumn, and then gradually increase the light as the weather turns cool. sufficient light should be given from late autumn to winter.