How to plant tiger tail orchid

Tiger tail orchid, also known as tiger skin orchid, brocade orchid, for the tequila family, tiger tail orchid plant, do you know how to grow tiger tail orchid? Let's briefly introduce it to you.

How to plant tiger tail orchid

1. The demand for soil: like domestic plants such as Hongyun, cyclamen, epiphyllum, and Dishui Guanyin, the soil required by Tiger tail Orchid is loose, and its air permeability is also required. A case of plank soil is an ordinary cultivated soil. After growing up, you can choose a special fertilizer soil for cultivation.

2. Temperature demand: Tiger Pilan's other requirements are actually not harsh, but it is more entangled with the temperature, because the environment for its growth and development is about 25 degrees Celsius, which inhibits growth if it is low, and stops growing if it is high. Be sure to keep the temperature above 10 degrees Celsius in winter, or you will be frostbitten.

3. Water demand: water, like other plants, can keep the soil moist, but not too wet, especially causing stagnant water. Less watering in winter, usually 1-2 times a winter.

4, the demand for light: Tiger skin likes the sun, even if the sun is direct, it will not lead to death because of transpiration too fast, but put it in the shade for a long time, and the leaves will turn yellow. So try to get as much light as possible.

5. The demand for construction: Tiger Pilan can grow up in a few months, so at this time, in order to ensure beauty and growth needs. Mainly to build places where the growth is relatively luxuriant. Ensure the extent of sunlight exposure.

6. the need to change the basin: in the second or third year, Hu Pilan needs to change the soil to ensure the normal intake of nutrients during the period.

7. Demand for damage caused by pests: generally speaking, the diseases suffered by tiger tail orchids are leaf spot disease caused by pests or weevil, etc. Some pesticides can be injected properly.

8, the demand for fertilizer tiger skin as long as the soil nutrients can be sufficient, generally do not need to fertilize the soil, but in the basin need to increase the amount of nutrition.

Matters needing attention in the cultivation of Cymbidium

General tiger tail orchid breeding matters needing attention as long as according to the daily breeding habits can be, but should pay attention to about 2 years to change the soil, that is, the so-called change basin. Especially for the soil treatment of root system.

Tiger tail orchid, also known as tiger skin orchid, can be planted indoors all the year round, but it is recommended to raise it outdoors in spring and autumn, which is conducive to growth. It is recommended to keep the bedroom or living room in winter and summer, and pay attention to keep warm and keep warm.

When watering, you should be careful not to water at a low temperature. when you water too much water in winter, there will be rotten roots and leaves in summer.

General tiger tail orchid is more suitable for living room and room, because it can absorb ammonia, formaldehyde and other harmful substances for decoration.

Finally, let's take a look at the introduction of the species of tiger tail orchid.

1. Phnom Penh tiger tail orchid: the leaf edge has yellow banded fine stripes, the middle is light green, and there are dark green horizontal stripes. It has higher ornamental value than tiger tail orchid.

2. Short-leaf tiger tail orchid: the plant is low, and the plant height is not more than 20 cm. The leaves rotate outward from the center and overlap each other to form a bird's nest. The leaf is short and wide, long ovate, leaf tip acuminate, with obvious short tail tip, leaf length 10-15 cm, width 12-20 m, leaf color dark green, leaf edge on both sides have a wide yellow band, leaf surface has irregular silver-gray stripes. Leaves fascicled, luxuriant.

3. Silver short-leaf tiger tail orchid: the plant shape and leaf shape are similar to that of short-leaf tiger tail orchid. Leaves short, silvery white, with inconspicuous transverse markings.

4. Phnom Penh short-leaf tiger tail orchid: except that the yellow band of the leaf edge is wider, accounting for about half of the leaves, the other characteristics are similar to that of short-leaf tiger tail orchid. Leaves short, broadly oblong, lotus-shaped. The ornamental value is higher.

5. Stone tiger tail orchid: the leaf is cylindrical, the upper and lower thickness is basically the same, the leaf tip is sharp and thin, and the leaf surface has longitudinal shallow grooves. The length of the leaf is 1-1.5 meters, and the diameter of the leaf is about 3 meters. The left and right tiles overlap at the base of the leaf, and the leaf rises in the same plane, extending in the shape of a fan bone. The shape is special and the ornamental value is high.

Look, so many tiger tail orchids, different varieties have different forms, use it as a plant to beautify the home environment, there are different surprises.