What kind of orchid does Red General belong to? How to raise it?

In the orchid world, there are many varieties. In addition to the seven major strains of Chinese orchids: Chunlan, Jianlan, Cymbidium, Cymbidium, Han orchid, lotus petal orchid, spring sword orchid and so on, there are a large number of epiphytic orchid varieties. There are more than 20, 000 species of Orchidaceae in the world, of which thousands are ornamental, including more than 1000 species of seven strains of Chinese orchids and various epiphytic and hybrid orchids.

Red General is a red flower variety belonging to hybrid orchid. Hybrid orchid, also known as Cymbidium. It is a hybrid of Cymbidium and Cymbidium. Hybrid orchid is characterized by tall plants, wide and long leaves and more fleshy. The flowers are stout, the flowers are large and gorgeous, and the flowering rate of the flowers is relatively high. The pseudobulb of the plant is oval-shaped and large, often about 4-6cm. Flowers vary according to variety and have a slight fragrance.

This hybrid orchid usually begins to differentiate flower buds in August and September of each year. At the end of November, it was raised one after another in the environment with suitable temperature, and opened in the middle and last ten days of December. Because of its long growth period and flowering time, fertilizer is essential in daily management. After the flowers fade in spring and summer, the plants that enter the growing period must have an adequate supply of fertilizer, otherwise it will be very difficult for the plants to blossom again. When a large number of seedlings are propagated in the seedling base, most of them are the use of convenient and long-term slow-release granular fertilizer. Mature organic liquid fertilizer or water-soluble fertilizer such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate can also be used in family cultivation. Only when there is continuous fertilizer and water and sufficient nutrients, the plant will be pseudo-bulbous and strong, and it will be possible to differentiate into flower buds and blossom.