A basic introduction to tiger skin orchid with a sweet and elegant fragrance

Tiger skin orchid, also known as tiger tail orchid, thousand-year-old orchid, is a lily, tiger tail orchid perennial evergreen herbs, the rhizome is creeping growth, stemless. Tiger Pilan, now home farming is very common, today, the editor will bring you the basic information of Tiger Pilan, interested friends come and have a look.

1. Its leaves have markings. Tiger Pilan is a perennial fleshy herb with a creeping feeling on the rhizome and funnel-shaped leaf clusters growing on the rhizome. The leaves are erect, leathery, fleshy, light green, with irregular dark green stripes that resemble the markings on a tiger, which may be why it is called Tiger Pilan. Generally speaking, the plant height of tiger skin orchid is 50 to 70 meters, and the width of leaves is about 3 to 5 meters. In spring and summer, it is the florescence of Tiger Pilan, it will solitary flowers from the rhizome, showing a raceme, a bunch of 3-5 flowers, with a sweet and elegant fragrance.

2. It has many cultivated varieties. The common species of tiger skin orchid are Phnom Penh tiger tail orchid, short leaf tiger tail orchid, silver short leaf tiger tail orchid, Phnom Penh short leaf tiger tail orchid, stone pen tiger tail orchid. It can be said that Phnom Penh tiger tail orchid is one of the varieties with high ornamental value, the leaf edge has yellow banded fine stripes, the middle is light green, there are dark green horizontal stripes, looks very beautiful.

3. Its living environment. Tiger Pilan is drought-resistant, moisture-resistant and shade-resistant, and can adapt to a variety of harsh environments. It has no great requirements for fertilizer, and it is best to cultivate it with sandy soil with good drainage. In addition, tiger skin orchid should not grow in dark places for a long time, it should be allowed to receive scattered light, but do not suddenly put tiger skin orchid under the sun. It survives best in an environment of 20-30 ℃, and pay attention to maintaining an indoor temperature of 10 ℃ in winter.

The above is the basic information of Tiger Pilan brought by Xiaobian. The leaf pattern of Tiger Pilan is an important symbol of it, which also makes it strange and interesting. It is a kind of indomitable plant and suitable for family cultivation. If you want to know more about household plants, please continue to follow the No.1 Home Network.