Cutting crab claw orchid in autumn with a little trick, the green flowers burst into the pot with long roots and leaves in more than ten days.

Crab claw orchid flowering bright, special shape, flowering period is very long, can bloom from October to February next year, the Spring Festival can also blossom, and it is especially suitable for cutting, but also very easy to cut. Can crab claw orchid be cut now?

Cut crab claw orchid in October, cover a plastic bag, take root in ten days, leaves and green flowers bloom all over the pot!

The growth temperature of crab claw orchid is 18 degrees to 23 degrees. As long as the temperature is in this range, it can be cut, which is very suitable for its rooting and survival. Generally speaking, spring and autumn, especially cutting crab claw orchid, the survival rate of cutting crab claw orchid will be higher in spring and autumn. It's easier to root and sprout. Spring is to wait until after flowering while pruning while cutting, autumn to select healthy branch cuttings. It's just right to cut crab claw orchid in October.

Cutting method of Crab claw Orchid

You can cut off three to five intact leaves, dry the wound, then prepare peat or rotten leaf soil, and add some large particles, such as coarse sand or vermiculite, to make it easier to take root.

Do not cut too deep, spray some water with a spray can, put on a transparent plastic bag, ordinary shopping bags can be used, the purpose is to increase air humidity, maintain a certain temperature, and then put it in a shaded and ventilated place. then open it every three or four days to spray water, usually more than ten days can take root.

There is also a cutting tip, is to find that kind of leaf with air root to cut, very easy to survive, encounter soil that is alive, it is very simple to breed one or more pots of crab claw orchid.

It is very simple to tell whether it has survived the cuttage, that is, to gently touch the leaves with your hands. If it is hard and plump and will not be soft, it means that the crab claw orchid has survived and is already taking root.

When the root system grows to more sufficient and more, it can be transplanted into a larger flowerpot. Grow crab claw orchid soil, it is best to be fertile, loose and breathable, with ordinary garden soil, add rotten leaf soil or pine needle soil, and then add 1/5 mature cake fertilizer or organic fertilizer.

Just plant it and put it in a position where the light is not strong for a period of time, and then gradually bask in the sun, and then the position of the flowerpot should not be turned or moved frequently, so that the leaves will grow more green and full.

If the cuttings were cut earlier, as long as the potted soil was fertile and loose and sunny, the bud would grow at the end of the year. Usually raise crab claw orchid pay attention to more fertilizer, thin fertilizer frequently, a small amount of fertilizer watering, it will grow a wide range of branches and leaves, especially many flowers, big and bright!