A little ugly and cute little guy, little Longlan.

The degree of resemblance between Xiao Longlan and the monkey face is absolutely amazing. Although its flower shape does not conform to the public's aesthetic, this unique flower can bring a different and novel feeling to everyone's life, so it is also very suitable for breeding at home.

1. Morphological characteristics of Xiaolong Orchid

Monkey-faced small dragon orchid is a perennial grass flower, which is often cultivated for 1-2 years. It is 30-40 cm high and its stem is stout and hollow. Middle reciprocally opposite, broadly ovoid. Flowering from April to May, opposite in leaf axils, funnel-shaped, yellow, usually with purplish red patches or spots, very beautiful. The stem is stout, hollow, and takes root on the nodes. Leaves alternate, broadly ovoid, nearly equal in length and width, slightly narrower in upper part. Sparse racemes, flowers opposite in leaf axils, funnelform, yellow, usually with purplish red patches or spots, seeds fine. The Corolla background color of the cultivated variety is different shades of yellow, with red, purple and brown spots of different sizes and shapes.

2. Ecological habits of Xiaolong Orchid

The small dragon orchid is often found by botanists in the forests of Ecuador and Peru at an altitude of 2000 meters. Keep plants partially shaded, prevent exposure to the sun, and maintain a certain degree of humidity. Monkey face small dragon orchid likes cold climate, can tolerate cold, but can not suffer frost injury, and can withstand 2 ℃ low temperature in winter. Like moisture, like enough light, grow well on fertile soil.

3. Culture methods of Xiaolong Orchid

Humidity: monkey face small dragon orchid likes the dry air environment, overcast and rainy days are too long, easy to be infected by bacteria. For fear of rain, keep the leaves dry at night. The optimum air relative humidity is 40 ~ 65%.

Temperature: monkey face small dragon orchid likes cold climate, afraid of hot, difficult to spend summer; not resistant to frost, when the temperature drops below 10 ℃, it will go into dormancy. The most suitable growth temperature is 15-28 ℃.

Illumination: monkey-faced small dragon orchid in late autumn, winter and early spring, because the temperature is not very high, it should be given direct sunlight to facilitate its photosynthesis and the formation of flower buds, flowering and fruiting. If you encounter hot weather or in summer, you need to shield it from about 50% of the sun. For indoor maintenance and viewing after flowering, it should be placed near the southeast doors and windows in order to prolong the flowering period and increase the number of flowers as much as possible.

Fertilizer and water: there are not many requirements for fertilizer and water, and they are also afraid of random fertilization, concentrated fertilizer and partial application of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers. It is required to follow the principle of "frequent application of light fertilizer, less quantity and more times, and complete nutrition".

4. The price of Xiao Longlan

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Does this little guy who looks a little ugly but a little cute arouse everyone's curiosity? If you happen to be a person who likes new things, breed a pot of such small dragon orchids to add some novel colors to the room.