The grafted crab claw orchid with dragon fruit branches is not to eat the beautiful layers of flowering.

Some flower friends asked, can dragon fruit branches be used to graft crab claw orchids? In fact, the branches of dragon fruit belong to the cactus family, which can be used to graft crab claw orchid.

Because the root system of crab claw orchid is underdeveloped, grows slowly, it is easy to accumulate water and rot roots, and it is easy to dormancy in summer, so it is often grafted on other cactus plants, with the help of their strong root growth, the main rootstocks suitable for grafting crab claw orchid are cactus, leaf fairy, three-rowed arrow, dragon fruit branch, cactus and so on.

Using dragon fruit branches to graft crab claw orchid, the method of grafting crab claw orchid with three-rowed arrow is the same, and the shape is also very similar, the grafting method is common.

1. First of all, we take a relatively robust dragon fruit branch, cut off its top, and then take the scion of a crab claw orchid and cut it on both sides to expose the middle pith, thus exposing the cambium.

At the top of the dragon fruit branch, cut it near the heart, then insert the crab claw orchid and fix it with a cactus thorn.

2. The crab claw orchid is grafted on the branches of the dragon fruit, either at the top or sideways, that is, cut a hole in its side, deep to the heart, and then cut the leaves on both sides, insert it into it, and fix it.

Then put it in a place of ventilated and scattered light, and you can gradually receive light after maintenance for a week or so. The advantage of dragon fruit branch grafting is that it has good support, and it can be formed independently without other support. and after the grafting, the survival is faster, the growth is more exuberant, good management, more extensive.