Phalaenopsis maintenance how to maintain Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis is a flower shaped like a butterfly dancing lightly, with rich and bright colors, known as the queen of orchid, and is loved by human beings. it is introduced into indoor cultivation to watch and beautify the living environment. Originally from Asia, more than 70 original species have been recorded since it was first discovered in 1750. Phalaenopsis is an orchid flower with short stems and large leaves, arched stems and large petals, like a pair of wings of a butterfly. The following understanding of Phalaenopsis maintenance knowledge.

First, about Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis, is a class of monocotyledons of angiosperm phylum, Phalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, about 100 species. Originally from Europe and Asia, North Africa, North America and Central America. Two famous species: the two-leaf ligulate orchid has white flowers and the plant is smaller. Green tongue and lip orchid is large, green and white, and the plant shape is also larger. Both of them have 5-15 flowers, fragrant and clustered into spikes.

Butterfly orchid is graceful, elegant and varied, the flower is named after the butterfly, and is widely cultivated all over the world. Although it belongs to aerial orchid, it has no false bead stem, only a very short stem at the base. The leaves are wide and thick, long oval, up to more than 50 centimeters. Some varieties have beautiful light silver mottles on the leaves and purple underneath. Pedicel extracted from leaf axils, slightly curved, varying in length, several to hundreds of flowers, shaped like butterflies, sepals long oval, lip apex trifid, various colors, can blossom for more than a month, more cut flowers abroad, is a high-grade product in Magnolia. Most of the Phalaenopsis is tasteless and tasteless. We call it the scented Phalaenopsis. This kind of Phalaenopsis is very rare, but many people smell it and say it is smelly, and there are also headaches caused by people working near the flower.

Second, the function of Phalaenopsis

1. Phalaenopsis has a strong role in beautifying the home environment. Its plants are very peculiar, with neither stolons nor pseudobulbs. Each tree produces only a few broad leaves as thick as a spoon, stacked alternately on top of the base. The thick white air root is exposed around the leaves, and some cling to the outer wall of the flowerpot, which is full of natural wild interest. In the Spring Festival, a foot-long pedicel is drawn from the axils of the leaves and blossoms one by one. Each flower has 5 dusks, with lip flaps embedded in the middle. The flowers are bright, including pure white, goose yellow, tripping red, lilac, orange red and azure blue. Many varieties have both two-color or tricolor, some seem to be embroidered with stripes, and some seem to be sprayed with uniform color spots, with seven or eight flowers per branch, and more than twelve or three, which can be watched continuously for 60 or 70 days. With such a beautiful appearance, do you still resist it?

2. Phalaenopsis can make the house full of life from the outside to the inside. The name "Phalaenopsis" has a connotation that many people do not know. Phalaenopsis's scientific name means "like a butterfly orchid" in Greek. It can absorb nutrients in the air and survive, proving its dynamic role in the center of the home, flying around in the air like a butterfly, vitality and vitality are produced here, and its appearance, although it will not move, but, so beautiful and dazzling, can add a lot of atmosphere to a home, like a festival, jubilant.

3. Phalaenopsis has a lot of interesting flower words, which make the home style more poetic. The flower language of Phalaenopsis is that I love you and happiness is coming to you. Therefore, when many people get married, Phalaenopsis is given to the bride. For example, Phalaenopsis corresponds to the constellation: Aquarius & Sagittarius, which represents loyalty, wisdom, reason and virtue. So an emotional flower at home, it will certainly add a lot of good atmosphere to the home.

III. Conservation methods of Phalaenopsis

The maintenance of Phalaenopsis should be divided into two stages, early management and late management. Each different period of time to adjust the maintenance temperature, moisture and pay attention to disinfestation, like the late maintenance of the flowering stage, water and fertilizer management is particularly important. When maintaining, we should pay attention to the following problems.

1. Watering too frequently will cause root rot. Friends who cultivate Phalaenopsis always worry that Phalaenopsis is short of water, regardless of whether the cultivation medium is dry or not, watering it every day, resulting in serious root rot.

2. Keep the temperature right and don't let it get too low. Usually Phalaenopsis flowering plants on the market in early spring, and after buying home are generally placed in the living room and other places to enjoy, although the day temperature in these places is enough, but the night temperature is slightly too low. On the other hand, most of the professionally cultivated orchids are in well-equipped greenhouses, in contrast, the temperature and humidity at home are not enough, so the growth of the plant tends to weaken day by day. Therefore, sometimes, no matter how well maintained, orchids still do not blossom.

3. For the prevention of diseases, Phalaenopsis mainly has the following diseases, which we should pay attention to. Bacterial brown disease is the most serious disease of Phalaenopsis. The symptom lies in brown spots on the leaves. It has an oily or heart shape and is surrounded by a yellow shape. The treatment methods include adjusting the amount of nitrogen in the fertilizer application solution, removing diseased plants and maintaining a stable relative humidity. Chemicals have no effect on the disease. This bacterial problem can only be avoided by using healthy plants with good growth conditions.

Finally, the flower words of Phalaenopsis are that I love you and happiness is coming to you, representing loyalty, wisdom, reason and virtue. When you use your carefully cultivated Phalaenopsis to form a bouquet and give it to him / her, the other person will feel your good intentions.

The symptom lies in brown spots on the leaves. It has an oily or heart shape and is surrounded by a yellow shape. The treatment methods include adjusting the amount of nitrogen in the fertilizer application solution, removing diseased plants and maintaining a stable relative humidity. Chemicals have no effect on the disease. This bacterial problem can only be avoided by using healthy plants with good growth conditions.

Finally, the flower words of Phalaenopsis are that I love you and happiness is coming to you, representing loyalty, wisdom, reason and virtue. When you use your carefully cultivated Phalaenopsis to form a bouquet and give it to him / her, the other person will feel your good intentions.