How to maintain tiger skin orchid

Tiger skin orchid, also known as tiger tail orchid. The leaf shape is straight, firm and upward, the shape is like a sword, and the leaf markings are beautiful and full of charm. Because of its evergreen seasons and long viewing time, it is a good foliage plant.

Tiger skin orchid, dark green leaves, light green and dark green on both sides of the cloud-like horizontal markings, like a tiger tail. The varieties and varieties commonly cultivated are: 'Phnom Penh tiger skin orchid', with a golden strip on each side of the leaf, green and yellow, bright and eye-catching; 'silver vein tiger skin orchid', with small plant shape, thin and short leaves, silver-white longitudinal stripes with different width and width at the edge and leaf center; 'Phnom Penh short-leaf tiger skin orchid', with golden yellow or milky white edge and so on.

Tiger Pilan is native to tropical Africa. The sex likes to be warm, slightly hardy. Like the sun, resistant to semi-shade, afraid of strong light exposure. Resistant to drought, afraid of stagnant water. It is suitable for sandy loam with good drainage and ventilation. Tiger skin orchid is commonly used for cutting and ramet propagation. But Phnom Penh tiger skin orchid is not suitable for cutting propagation. If the seedlings are propagated by this method, Phnom Penh is often easy to disappear, so it is necessary to use ramet propagation. Tiger skin orchid has the advantages of strong nature, strong adaptability and easy cultivation. The basin soil can be mixed with 4 parts of rotten leaf soil, 4 parts of garden soil and 2 parts of river sand, plus a small amount of cake fertilizer as base fertilizer. In addition to the summer need to put shade, avoid direct sunlight, other seasons should be placed in the sun. If it is cultivated in too dark for a long time, the leaf color will be dark and lack of vitality.

Watering to the right amount, spring and autumn season watering eunuch dry and wet to ask each other, a little dry is appropriate. It is necessary to control watering in winter and spray foliar dust once a month with clean water to keep the leaves clean. If you can wipe the leaves with about 50 times beer liquid once a month, the leaves will appear greenish and bright. Tiger Pilan does not have high requirements for fertilizer, and the leaves can be kept green and thick by applying thin cake fertilizer and water every half a month during the growing period. It can survive the winter safely if the room temperature is kept above 8 ℃ in winter. Generally, the basin is changed every 2-3 years in spring, and new culture soil is added to meet the needs of healthy growth.

How to cultivate and maintain the skills of Tiger Pilan

Tiger Pilan's leaf pattern is an important symbol of it, but also makes it strange and interesting, is a kind of indomitable plant, suitable for family cultivation. The following editor will teach you the skills of maintaining Tiger Pilan. Let's have a look!

1. Tiger skin orchid 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 cm to 70 cm, and the leaf width is about 3 cm to 5 cm. 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.

How to breed tiger skin orchid

Tiger skin orchid leaves basal, often 1-2, there are 3-6 clusters, erect, hard leathery, flat, but the family cultivation often do not bloom, mainly to appreciate the leaves. It is native to western Asia and is cultivated in all parts of China. So how much do you know about Tiger Pilan? Do you know the function of Tiger Pilan? What is the breeding method of tiger skin orchid? The following will be introduced to you by the editor, hoping to be of some help to you.

Brief introduction and function of Tiger Pilan

Tiger skin orchid, also known as tiger tail orchid, thousand-year-old orchid, is a perennial evergreen herb of Liliaceae, with heavy rhizomes, leaves in clusters, hard leathery, and erect leaves. The leaves are dark green, and the leaves have staggered markings of light green and dark green on both sides. The flowers are white or light green and bloom in spring and summer. There are many varieties of tiger skin orchid, each with resolute posture, strange and interesting, with a certain degree of appreciation. The role of tiger skin orchid purifies the air: Tiger skin orchid not only has ornamental value, but also has the role of absorbing indoor formaldehyde. Putting the tiger skin orchid at home can reduce the harm of formaldehyde to the human body, especially the newly decorated house or furniture, the effect is particularly good.

Drug action: Tiger skin orchid contains Abama sapogenin, which has the effects of heat-clearing and detoxification, bronchitis, falling injury, cold and poisonous snake bite.

The culture method of tiger skin orchid

First of all, the selection of soil needs loose soil and needs air permeability, so when preparing soil for Tiger Pilan, we must pay attention to the use of rotten leaves of 2thumb 3 and garden soil of 1Comp3. Keep in mind that the soil must be loose and breathable, otherwise the water will not evaporate easily, resulting in rotting of the rhizome. Second, the sun needs Tiger Pilan Xiguang, so be sure to let it often come into contact with the sun, it is best to put it in a place where it can be irradiated directly, if the conditions do not permit, it should also be placed in a place where the sun is relatively close, and put it in a dark place for a long time, it will cause the leaves to turn yellow. Third, the temperature of Hu Pilan is quite high, its suitable growth temperature is 20-30 ℃, the lowest in winter is not less than 10 ℃, so we must pay attention, especially in the north. Fourth, watering tiger Pilan also has a high demand for water. generally speaking, if the soil is relatively loose, it needs to be watered twice a week, but only once in winter because of the climate. Fifth, the growth rate of pruned tiger orchid is faster than that of other domestic green plants, so when the basin is full, it is necessary to carry out manual pruning, mainly to cut off the old leaves and places that are too lush to ensure its sunshine and growth space. Sixth, change the pot tiger Pilan is a perennial plant, generally speaking, change the basin every two years, when changing the basin, we should pay attention to adding nutrients to the new soil, so as to ensure its nutritional supply. Seventh, the planting method Tiger Pilan is a root plant, generally speaking, only a few plants need to be planted, and a full basin can be harvested after a year. When planting, you should first put part of the soil under the basin, and then start planting it from one side of the basin and plant it evenly in the basin. Eighth, the requirement of fertilizing tiger skin orchid is not high, only need to apply fertilizer twice a month in the growing season, pay attention to the application of thin fertilizer liquid, so as to ensure luxuriant growth. Ninth, the threat of diseases and pests the common diseases of tiger skin orchid are leaf spot and anthracnose, which can be treated by spraying more than 50% carbendazim; common pests are harmful to weevil, and 1000 times of fenitrothion EC can be used at this time.