Maintenance methods of flower crab claw orchid

When maintaining flower crab claw orchid, we should pay attention to control temperature, fully apply fertilizer, prevent disease and light time every day. The suitable temperature of crab claw orchid is 20: 25 ℃ in summer and 15: 18 ℃ in winter. More fertilizer is needed in growing period, and no fertilizer is needed in flowering period.

Maintenance method of flower crab claw orchid

1. Control temperature

Crab claw orchid likes the warm and humid environment, is an ornamental flower, what is it? the suitable temperature of crab claw orchid in summer is 20: 25 ℃, when the temperature is high, it will enter semi-dormant state, and the suitable temperature in winter is 15: 18 ℃. The temperature is as low as 10 ℃ and needs to be moved to indoor breeding for heating treatment.

2. Fully apply fertilizer

The crab claw orchid in the growing period has a high demand for fertilizer and needs to apply fertilizer every half a month, usually once a week, no fertilizer during flowering, less fertilizer each time, thin nitrogen fertilizer, no chemical fertilizer, high concentration of chemical fertilizer, it will corrode the root of crab claw orchid.

3. Illumination time

Crab claw orchid is a short-day flower, which needs 6-8 hours of light every day during flowering, and does not need to receive too much light at other times. It needs to be cultured in a place without sunlight and ventilation in summer. Crab claw orchid likes loose and breathable slightly acidic soil, so the soil needs to be changed every six months.

4. Disease prevention

Crab claw orchid may suffer from leaf blight and anthracnose, when the leaves turn yellow and grow brown spots. It is found that this condition can be treated with fungicides or carbendazim solution, once a week and three times a week.