Where does Jianlan grow? How many times a year do you bloom? How to maintain it?

Cymbidium, produced in China, widely distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia countries, north to Japan, this flower has been cultivated, with high horticultural and herbal value. So where does Cymbidium grow? How many flowers a year? How to maintain?

Where does the tree grow?

Orchids generally grow in deep mountains and valleys of the mountainside valley wall, water permeability and good water retention slope or stone gap, sparse mountain grass side, secondary miscellaneous forest shade. Or there is shade, sunshine hours are short or only scattered light leakage places. The air humidity is high and the air can circulate, sometimes also born on the cliff of the mountain stream.

How many times a year does the orchid bloom?

The flowering period of orchid is usually from June to October, most of which can bloom twice a year. The flowering period is from June to October, usually divided into two blooms, about one month apart; the initial flowering period is in early July, and the full flowering period is in mid-July; the initial flowering period of the second flowering period is in early August, and the middle part is the full flowering period; in addition, one arrow has many flowers, which consumes a lot of nutrients. Therefore, in the maintenance of the principle of thin fertilizer and frequent application, fertilization should be relatively frequent, so that Jianlan can grow healthy and bloom in place.

III. How to maintain Jianlan?

Orchid likes warm and humid and semi-shady environment, cold tolerance is poor, winter temperature is not lower than 3℃, afraid of direct sunlight, not tolerant of waterlogging and drought, suitable for loose fertile and well-drained rotten leaves, wild orchid mostly born in forest slope or mountain top sparse forest full of sunlight. Therefore, Jianlan is a kind of orchid species that likes sufficient light. Daily maintenance can put it on the top of the orchid rack where it is easy to see light, so as to minimize shade, otherwise it is not easy to bloom. Some Jianlan varieties need to be exposed to sunlight for daily maintenance to bloom.

Orchid flowering season is generally in July to September high temperature season, the most likely occurrence of thrips, aphids attack flower buds, flowers phenomenon, resulting in flower buds do not grow, brown, dead, flowers were eaten beyond recognition, seriously affecting the ornamental. Therefore, the period from pistil to blooming should be mainly prevention, combined with prevention and control, and timely spraying of drugs to prevent pests.

Most of the wild cymbidium grows in the warm and humid subtropical areas south of the Yangtze River, and there are few low temperature weather below 0℃, so it is more afraid of freezing. Cultivation in the north of the Yangtze River should be carried out in closed orchids in winter, and the temperature should not be lower than 0℃, otherwise it is easy to cause freezing damage.

Time: 2019-04-11 Click: