Potted tiger skin orchid rotten roots and yellow leaves in winter? Pay attention to these three points: are the leaves shiny and the roots rotten?

Tiger skin orchid is one of many varieties of orchids. It is a perennial evergreen herb with strong vitality. It has several different names, but has the same body. Because it has the pattern of tiger skin, it is called tiger skin orchid. Also known as tiger tail orchid, brocade orchid, for the tequila family, tiger tail orchid genus foliage plants.

Potted tiger skin orchid, broad and thick leaves, from bottom to top like a green sword soaring into the sky, straight and handsome; the leaves are covered with dark green and light green stripes, and the leaf edges are set with golden edges in great contrast to green, elegant and noble. And its vitality is exuberant, does not need too much care but also can exhale oxygen, the most suitable for planting in the bedroom.

Potted tiger skin orchid, strong adaptability, like loose sandy soil and humus soil, resistant to drought and barren. Like light, but not cold-resistant, improper maintenance in winter is easy to appear yellow leaves and rotten roots, causing the whole plant to die because of decay. In fact, as long as we master the following three points, we can avoid the occurrence of decay.

Potted tiger skin orchid, winter needs to enter the house for the winter, should be placed in the sunny place at home. Because the water content of its leaves is very high, if frostbite cells will be frostbitten, it is easy to be frostbitten, and the plant cannot survive at a temperature below zero. In winter, if there is no heating at home, it is best to cover the plant with a transparent protective film to play the role of heat preservation.

Watering in winter, as long as the pot soil is not particularly dry, it does not need watering. This is because Hu Pilan is a desert plant, afraid of freezing and waterlogging, so stop watering in places where there is no heating or air conditioning. The lower the temperature is, the less it should be irrigated, so as to keep the leaves from wilting.

Tiger Pilan, itself does not like fertilizer, so fertilization in daily maintenance should not be too frequent, especially in winter, any form of fertilization is prohibited in hibernation. In addition, with regard to fertilization, it should also be reminded that fertilization is best balanced fertilizer application, can not be applied alone, such as nitrogen fertilizer, easy to cause plant leaves dark.