Crab claw orchid is a very popular flower in the south, and may not be familiar to northern flower lovers. For flower lovers who have never seen crab claw orchid, hearing these three words, Ken can feel that crab claw orchid is an orchid or an orchid! In fact, the name "Crab Claw Orchid" has an orchid, but it is not an orchid! In fact, the crab claw orchid is a succulent of the cactus family!
So let's take a look at crab claw orchids today!
Crab claw orchid belongs to the cactus family epiphyte succulents, shrub-shaped, the old path will be lignified, which is why crab claw orchid can grow upright (before lignification needs a scaffold to grow upwards). Crab claw orchid is native to tropical Brazil. It is also planted in the mainland, because the mainland is vast and the climate difference is too large, and the crab claw orchid belongs to tropical and subtropical plants, so most of the mainland planting is concentrated in the south. Crab claw orchids are not hardy and are rare in the north.
Crab claw orchid will flower, the flower color is mainly red, white, purple, pink, orange and yellow these six color series, the development to today, there are other colors of flowers have been cultivated!
Crab claw orchid prefers slightly acidic soil, so when the soil is configured and maintained, the soil should be slightly acidic, so that the crab claw orchid can grow better. (Flower lovers who have paid attention to old plums should all know how to acidify the soil, that is, to add some solutions such as ferrous acetate when watering, and the woodland soil containing rotten leaves is slightly acidic itself.)
Crab claw orchid likes warm climate, not hardy, winter temperature should be higher than 7 degrees to make crab claw orchid winter, crab claw orchid in the environment below 5 degrees easy to frostbite, frostbite, so in the north crab claw orchid is not common, northern breeding a careless may be left in the next year on the pot.
Crab claw orchid likes moist soil, but also has some succulent characteristics, very drought-resistant, afraid of water, so in the maintenance of not dry watering, here need to pay attention to, flowering period as far as possible do not also have a dry state, affecting flowering, crab claw orchid and other meaty, winter, summer have a dormant period, in the winter low temperature, summer high temperature are dormant period to water less, too much watering is easy to rot roots in the dormant period and lead to pathology, and even death.
Although the crab claw orchid is very tolerant of barrenness, it can survive in the poor soil, the growth will not be good, and there will be thin leaves, yellow, and patchwork. Therefore, to maintain sufficient nutrients in the potting soil, when the crab claw orchid has flower buds to grow, it is necessary to apply thin fertilizer once, and after the flowers fall, it is also necessary to topdress once, so that the crab claw orchid can quickly replenish nutrients and restore a good growth state.
Crab claw orchid is not afraid of the sun, summer high temperature dormancy period can be shaded, to prevent excessive water loss during the dormancy period, and the root system is in a dormant state, water absorption ability is weak, to prevent crab claw orchid yellow leaves, playing.
Crab claw orchid flowering period is very long, generally can bloom from September to April of the following year, flowering needs crab claw orchid dormancy period, summer dormancy period, is September, after the winter dormancy period is April.
Crab claw orchid breeding generally uses cuttings, cuttings time to avoid the dormancy period, do not root, do not grow during the dormancy period. Choose to dry the cuttings before cuttings in spring and autumn, do not expose them to the sun, and then insert them into the fertile soil to keep the soil moist, so that you can take root in about 10 days!