Culture methods and matters needing attention of wine bottle orchid

Brief introduction of wine bottle orchid

Bottle orchid is a small evergreen tree of the tequila family. Potted plants are generally 0.5-1.0 meters. Its underground root is fleshy, the stem is erect, shaped like a wine bottle; the inflated stem has thick cork bark, grayish white or brown. Leaves inserted on stem at tip, slender linear, leathery and pendulous, leaf margin serrulate. Old plant epidermis will be cracked, shaped like tortoise shell, quite distinctive. Leaves linear, entire or denticulate, drooping, white flowering.

Morphological characteristics of wine bottle orchid

Evergreen plants, which can grow up to 5m high, have obviously large stems, fleshy underground roots, erect stems, hypertrophic lower parts, shaped like wine bottles, and can store water. The inflated stem has thick cork bark, grayish white or brown. Old plant epidermis will be cracked, shaped like tortoise shell, quite distinctive. The tip of a single stem produces tufted banded inner curved leathery leaves.

Growing environment of wine bottle orchid

Sexual preference for warm, moist and sunny environment, more resistant to drought and cold. The suitable temperature for growth is 16-28 ℃, and the overwintering temperature is 0 ℃. The fertile soil grows better on the sandy loam with good drainage and rich humus.

Propagation method of wine bottle orchid

To sow and reproduce:

Wine bottle orchid generally sowing and propagation in late autumn, early spring or winter, about 20-25 days after sowing, seedling height 4-5 cm potted, slow seedling growth, the second year for viewing. After sowing, when you encounter a cold wave and low temperature, you can wrap the flowerpot with plastic film to keep warm and wet. After the seedlings are unearthed, the film should be opened in time, and before 9:30 every morning. Or let the seedlings receive the sun after 3:30 in the afternoon, otherwise the seedlings will grow very weakly.

Cutting propagation:

Wine bottle orchid cuttings often use the same year's branches for tender wood cutting in late spring and early autumn, or old branches with last year's branches in early spring. When the tender wood cuttings were carried out, when the wine bottle orchid grew vigorously from the end of spring to early autumn, the stout wine bottle orchid branches of the same year were selected as cuttings. After cutting off the branches, select the sturdy parts and cut them into segments 5-15 cm long, each with more than 3 leaf nodes.

Culture method of wine bottle orchid

Soil:

Wine bottle orchid prefers loose sandy soil and humus soil, resistant to drought and barren. Potted soil to choose good drainage, you can use 3 parts of fertile garden soil and 1 part of cinder mixed, and then add a small amount of bean cake or chicken manure as base fertilizer.

Sunshine:

The wine bottle Lanxi has plenty of sunshine, but it also has a certain ability to withstand shade. If the light is not enough, the leaf growth is weak, and the plant growth is not strong. It should be placed in a place with sufficient light in spring and autumn, and should be properly shaded in summer, otherwise the leaf tip will be scorched and the leaf color will turn yellow. In order to prevent the growth deviation of the plant, the pot was rotated 180 °every 4-6 weeks.

Humidity:

The wine bottle orchid prefers a humid climate, and the relative temperature of the growing air is 70-80%. If the humidity is too low, the lower leaves will yellowing and fall off, while the upper leaves will not be glossy.

Moisture:

Because the stem of wine bottle orchid can store water for use when water is scarce, it is especially resistant to drought and can grow normally without watering for half a year. Watering to basin soil moist for the degree, grasp the principle of dry rather than wet, avoid stagnant water in the basin, otherwise fleshy roots and stems are easy to rot. When the temperature drops after the end of autumn, the amount of water should be reduced to improve the cold resistance of the tree.

Fertilizer:

Spring, summer and autumn are the peak growth season of wine bottle orchid. Liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer is applied every 2-3 weeks to promote the expansion of the base. When applying fertilizer, we should pay attention to increase the amount of phosphorus and potassium, and the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is 5:10:5. Stop fertilizing in winter

Disease and insect control of wine bottle orchid

Bottle orchids sometimes suffer from leaf spot disease. Bordeaux solution can be sprayed once every half a month. Bug bugs, whitefly and scale insects can be sprayed with 1500 times of omethoate emulsion.

The main value of wine bottle orchid

Wine bottle orchid, as a flower with ornamental stems and leaves, uses it to decorate the living room, study room, hotel and venue, all of which give people a novel and chic feeling. Can be planted in a variety of specifications as interior decoration, with exquisite pots to plant small plants, placed on the desk, table, elegant and elegant. Large and medium-sized potted plants are used to decorate halls, conference rooms, reception rooms, hotels, shopping malls and other places, which are very tropical and enjoyable.

How to raise wine bottle orchid culture methods and matters needing attention

Wine bottle orchid, it is estimated that many people have not heard of it, but have seen it. The stem of the wine bottle orchid is slender, but the root is relatively thick, just like a wine bottle, the shape is unique. And its leaves are thin and long, like willow leaves as natural and soft drooping, looks very elegant and beautiful, deeply loved by everyone. So do you know the culture technology of wine bottle orchid? Next, let's learn about it with the editor.

How to raise wine bottle orchid

1. Soil: Jiupinglan prefers loose sandy soil and humus soil, which is resistant to drought and barren. Potted soil to choose good drainage, you can use 3 parts of fertile garden soil and 1 part of cinder mixed, and then add a small amount of bean cake or chicken manure as base fertilizer.

2. Sunshine: the wine bottle Lanxi has plenty of sunshine, but it also has a certain ability to withstand shade. If the light is not enough, the leaf growth is weak, and the plant growth is not strong. It should be placed in a place with sufficient light in spring and autumn, and should be properly shaded in summer, otherwise the leaf tip will be scorched and the leaf color will turn yellow. In order to prevent the growth deviation of the plant, the pot was rotated 180 °every 4-6 weeks.

3. Humidity: the wine bottle orchid prefers a humid climate, and the relative temperature of the growing air is 70-80%. If the humidity is too low, the lower leaves will yellowing and fall off, while the upper leaves will not be glossy.

4. Moisture: because the stem can store water for use when water is scarce, it is especially resistant to drought and can grow normally without watering for half a year. Watering to basin soil moist for the degree, grasp the principle of dry rather than wet, avoid stagnant water in the basin, otherwise fleshy roots and stems are easy to rot. When the temperature drops after the end of autumn, the amount of water should be reduced to improve the cold resistance of the tree.

5. Fertilizer: spring, summer and autumn are the peak growth season of wine bottle orchid. Liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer is applied every 2-3 weeks to promote base expansion. When applying fertilizer, we should pay attention to increase the amount of phosphorus and potassium, and the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is 5:10:5. Stop fertilizing in winter.

6. Insect pests: wine bottle orchids sometimes suffer from leaf spot disease. Bordeaux solution can be sprayed once every half a month (1). Bug bugs, whitefly and scale insects can be sprayed with 1500 times of omethoate emulsion.

7. Pruning: cut off the branches of the wine bottle in winter, such as thin, sick, dead, too dense, etc.

Culture methods and matters needing attention of wine bottle orchid

1. When wine bottle orchid is cultivated, its light should be controlled, and when cutting propagation, it is inseparable from light, because cuttings should continue to carry out photosynthesis to produce nutrients and rooting materials to supply its rooting needs.

2. When the wine bottle orchid is cultured in summer, it is necessary to strengthen the convection of the air so that the temperature in the body can be released. Raise it in half-shade, or give it 50% shade. Spray 2-3 times a day to cool down and add air humidity.

3. When breeding in winter, it is necessary to put it in a place with bright indoor light. If it is outdoor farming, wrap it in a film to survive the winter, but uncover the film every two days when the temperature is high at noon to let it breathe.

4. When applying fertilizer, we must pay attention to increasing the fertilizer of phosphorus and potash, and the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is 5:10:5. Stop fertilizing in winter.

5. During the dormant period in winter, the application of fertilizer and water should be well controlled. General fertilizer and water management should be cycled in the order of fertilizer, water, water, fertilizer, water and water every 3-7 days. It can be fertilized vaguely after winter and before spring, but it is not watered.

What if the bottle orchid is too high?

First of all, we need to find a tool sharp enough to do this. The next step is to choose the location of the knife. Many friends who have just raised this plant do not know where to start, but it is actually very simple. In general, after the plant has grown for a period of time, we will find that the root is getting harder and harder, the hardness of the stem from the root to the top is decreasing, and the softer it is at the top. If we cut the part relatively high, that part is too tender, very easy to lose moisture, but also easy to be eroded by bacteria to the wound surface, so that the cut plant is not easy to root, and the wound is easy to soften before healing. So we have to choose the hard position that is not too far from the rhizome. Generally, we can choose the place where the plant 1ax 3 is cut, and if the plant is too high, we can go further down. Find a good position, you can put the knife, pay attention to the cut out of the plane as flat as possible.

What about the rotten roots of wine bottle orchids?

1. The common reason for root problems is that there is too much water and the basin soil is too wet. This plant itself is a very drought-tolerant plant, so too much water is completely harmful to it, long-term high moisture conditions erode the roots of the plant, the rhizome is very easy to rot. Therefore, watering should be controlled at ordinary times, and be careful not to let the soil in the basin accumulate water. Do not let it get caught in the rain on a rainy day, but also to prevent stagnant water. if it is watered by Rain Water and there is no timely dehumidification, the roots of the plant will certainly begin to blacken and rot after a period of time.

2. If there is a problem with the root, it is possible that the plant is sick. There is a kind of bacteria that will erode its rhizome, causing the root to blacken and rot, so we can find it in time and treat it as soon as possible. In the early stage of the disease, we diluted agricultural streptomycin according to 1RU 1000 and sprayed it on the place where the plant became sick, or we could pour 65% dimethazone diluted by 1RU 800, which had a good effect.

As mentioned above, the wine bottle is evergreen all the year round, which can be used to decorate the room or balcony, and it can also purify the air, absorb formaldehyde and other benefits. If you are friends who cultivate flowers and plants, you might as well cultivate wine bottle orchids.

Culture methods and matters needing attention of wine bottle orchid

The soil of wine bottle orchid

Wine bottle orchid is more resistant to barren and drought, so potted soil requires good drainage, which is suitable to grow in sandy loam rich in humus. The soil can be mixed with fertile garden soil, rotten leaf soil and river sand.

The temperature of the bottle orchid

Wine bottle orchid like temperature, the growth environment is 20-28 degrees Celsius is the most suitable, it can survive in the high temperature environment of 33 ℃, but not hardy, generally 13 ℃ below zero will stop growing, the winter temperature should be kept above 10 ℃, otherwise it will lead to base rot, so that the plant withered.

The light of wine bottle orchid

Wine bottle orchid is suitable for growing in an environment with sufficient light, because of its strong growth power, it is also resistant to a certain degree of shade. Lack of light will lead to weak leaves, which is not conducive to the survival and development of plants.

Except for summer, wine bottle orchid needs to receive enough sunlight to ensure its growth. During the growing summer, it needs to be shaded, the shade area reaches more than half of its own area, and one leaf turns yellow and withered.

When receiving light, it is necessary to shift regularly to facilitate uniform illumination, so that the plant can have a beautiful appearance, preferably turning the flowerpot once a month and a half.

The moisture of wine bottle orchid

Wine bottle orchid likes to be wet. Therefore, the relative humidity of the air should be kept at 70%, 80%, too low will make the leaves yellow, wither, or fall off, dim, affecting the overall ornamental value.

Bottle orchid has strong roots, so it has good drought resistance, and it can grow and develop without watering for about half a year. As long as the humidity of wine bottle orchid is mastered, the basin soil can be slightly dry, water can be reduced in autumn and winter, and there can be no stagnant water in the basin.

How to apply fertilizer to bottle orchid

Generally speaking, wine bottle orchid mostly applies compound fertilizer or liquid fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and stops fertilizing in winter.

How to change the pot of wine bottle orchid

As long as the maintenance method, the wine bottle orchid will grow very fast, when growing to a certain size, it should be considered to change a larger basin, in order to let it continue to grow vigorously. The culture soil and composition ratio for basin change can be selected as follows: vegetable garden soil: slag = 3RU 1; orchard soil: medium coarse river sand: sawdust = 4RU 1RU 2; or one of paddy soil, pond mud, rotten leaf soil.

How to take off the bottle orchid?

Put the flowers that want to change the pot on the ground, first pat the four sides of the basin with a slap, so that the root system is shaken and separated from the basin wall, put the flowerpot upside down on the left hand, gently clamp the plant with the index finger and middle finger of the left hand, hold the edge of the basin with the wrist and fingertip, hit the bottom of the basin with the right hand, and then use the mother finger to top the root soil down from the bottom hole to let the plant come off. After taking it off, gently pat the basin soil with both palms to let the excess soil fall off.

Winter maintenance of wine bottle orchid

Move to a brightly lit place for maintenance

Outside, you can wrap it in a thin film for the winter, but uncover the film every two days when the temperature is high at noon to let it breathe.

Light: plenty of sunlight can be given in autumn, winter and spring, but more than 50% shade in summer. Put in indoor maintenance, as far as possible in places with bright light, such as well-lit living room, bedroom, study and other places. After indoor maintenance for a period of time (about a month), it should be moved to an outdoor place with shade (heat preservation in winter) for a period of time (about a month), so alternately.

Fertilizer and water: for potted plants, in addition to adding organic fertilizer when potting, proper fertilizer and water management should be carried out in the usual maintenance process. Spring, summer and autumn are the peak growing seasons of wine bottle orchids. Fertilizer and water management is in the following order: fertilizer-clear water-fertilizer-clear water cycle, the interval period is about 1-4 days, and the interval period is shorter in sunny or high temperature days. The interval period is longer or not irrigated during rainy days or low temperatures.

During the dormant period in winter, the main task is to control fertilizer and water. Fertilizer and water management is in the following order: fertilizer-clear water-clear water-fertilizer-clear water-clear water, with an interval of about 3-7 days. For ground-planted plants, fertilizer and water were applied 2 to 4 times in spring and summer according to drought conditions: first, a small trench was opened at 30cm to 100cm outside the root neck (the larger the plant, the farther away from the root neck), the width and depth of the ditch were both 20cm. The ditch is sprinkled with 25-50 jin of organic fertilizer, or 1-5 two-grain compound fertilizer (chemical fertilizer), and then poured with water. After the beginning of winter, before the beginning of spring, fertilize again according to the above method, but do not need watering.

Pruning: when the plant enters the dormant or semi-dormant period in winter, the branches such as thin, disease and insect, withered and overdense should be cut off. The branches can also be arranged in combination with cuttings.

Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests of wine bottle orchid

Diseases and insect pests can also disturb the growth and development of wine bottle orchid, especially leaf spot. Bordeaux solution can be sprayed once every 15 days to control the disease. The main pests are whitefly and shell insects, which can be sprayed and controlled by 40% dimethoate emulsion.