If you need to pay attention to the purchase of crab claw orchids, you must pay attention to these points.

It's almost time for the crab claw orchid to blossom again, but if you see the flowering crab claw orchid on the flower market now, you must not rush to buy it, because these are greenhouse flowers, it is not yet the season for crab claw orchid flowering, the merchants let them blossom ahead of time, the florescence of these crab claw orchids will be shortened, and the maintenance will be more difficult, so you should pay attention to it when choosing and buying.

What else do you need to pay attention to when buying crab claw orchids in autumn? Buy crab claw orchid potted plant is to want it to blossom, winter and spring is its florescence, to the end of autumn is ready to give birth to buds, so must not choose the stem end of the relatively petite crab claw orchid, if the top of the stem is very small, will not form buds.

The purchase of crab claw orchid also depends on the sturdy and thick degree of the stem, the leaf is thick and strong, the leaf is dark green, the growth is good, and the end of the stem is also relatively strong, so the crab claw orchid has a good chance to blossom, and will blossom a lot.

Crab claw orchid is a very popular indoor potted plant because it does not need much light to blossom. It grows well with 3-6 hours of scattered light every day and is a very popular potted plant.

So how can the bought crab claw orchid blossom more easily?

Maintenance of crab claw orchid must avoid frequent watering, its root system is very fragile, once too much watering, so that the soil is always wet, it is easy to cause rotten roots.

In addition, we should pay attention to maintain a certain environmental humidity, avoid the air is too dry, you can spray water around the pot, or directly turn on the air humidifier, but do not spray water directly to the leaves, let alone let the water droplets remain on the leaves.

In addition, it should be noted that the cold resistance of crab claw orchid is very poor, the best temperature for winter maintenance is about 12 degrees, but the temperature had better not exceed 18 degrees, and the greenhouse with too high temperature is not good for curing crab claw orchid, because it will shorten its flowering period. if the flowering period of crab claw orchid can be as long as 1 to 2 months in an environment of 12 degrees, then in an environment of more than 20 degrees, its flowering period can be only 1 week or 2 weeks. This is the difference between protecting the environment.

If you want to make the crab claw orchid blossom, you can give it a thin fertilizer in spring, usually once a month, the concentration should not be too high, after the crab claw orchid begins to have flower buds, it can not be fertilized.

After the end of the flowering period of the crab claw orchid, the residual flowers should be cut off so as to promote secondary flowering and preserve nutrients, which is beneficial to plant growth.

To want crab claw orchid to blossom is to give proper scattered light every day. If there is no light at all, it will be very difficult to blossom. In addition, pay attention to a completely dark environment at night. If you leave it in a brightly lit environment for a long time, it will be very difficult for crab claw orchid to blossom. If you want a completely dark environment, it is easy to cover it with cardboard boxes.