Don't just water the hanging orchid, remember the 4 points, the leaves are luxuriant, not dry tip
Hanging orchid is an ornamental plant that many families have raised, its leaves are beautiful, the color is bright, it is beautiful and generous indoors, and it has a very good air purification effect. However, in the process of maintenance, hanging orchids are particularly prone to the phenomenon of yellow leaves and dry tips. In fact, hanging orchid is a very good plant, but many flower friends in the raising of it, just simply to water, do not do more management, resulting in the later plant growth is getting worse and worse, easy to appear the phenomenon of yellowing and dry tips. Raising hanging orchids, as long as you remember the 4 maintenance points, you can make its leaves grow very luxuriant, and the leaf color is thick green and bright.
Go and change the pots and soil frequently
Hanging orchid is a perennial herb, its root system growth rate is very fast, a year time the root system can grow the entire pot, and the pot soil will be less and less, the plant growth is getting worse and worse, the leaves also began to yellow, lack of vitality.
Hanging orchids raised at home, generally every 1 to 2 years need to change the pot, and the purpose of changing the pot is not only to replace the pot soil, but to prune off those that have grown into a messy root system, these old and weak root system absorption capacity is poor, after pruning can soon grow new roots, so that the plant growth more vigorous.
When changing pots for hanging orchids, in addition to pruning off the root system, it is also necessary to re-prepare a soft and fertile culture soil, and the plant can only grow more vigorously in the soft and fertile soil.
Stay hydrated
There are many "small radish roots" in the hanging orchid root, which can store a lot of water and have a strong drought tolerance. Even if the pot soil is completely dry and then watered, it will not dry and wither. However, in the daily maintenance, you can not let the pot soil be too dry, and the pot soil should be watered in time when it is dry. Otherwise, the leaves will grow very thin, and if there is a long-term lack of water, the tip of the leaf will be prone to dry scorching.
Many flower lovers have encountered the dry tip of hanging orchid, and sometimes the dry tip will appear when watering very diligently. If the growing ambient temperature is relatively high and the air is very dry, there will also be dry tips. Usually, the environment should be well ventilated, and often spray it with water mist to maintain a high air humidity, and its state will be better.
Supplement nutrition regularly
Many people never fertilize it, just simply water it, and at the beginning the plant can grow vigorously by absorbing nutrients in the soil. However, if you do not apply fertilizer after a long time, the growth of the plant will become worse and worse, and the leaves will begin to yellow and have no sense of vitality. Therefore, regularly fertilizing it to supplement nutrition is also the key to raising hanging orchids.
Although the hanging orchid can also flower, but mainly to view the leaves, do not expect it to flower, usually fertilization can be based on nitrogen fertilizer, pour some thin fertilizer water or plant nutrient solution, like Phnom Penh hanging orchid, there are beautiful markings on the leaves, you can give it a multi-element compound fertilizer, so that you can make the plant grow vigorously, the leaves will become more beautiful.
Reasonable lighting
Although the hanging orchid is very shade-tolerant, but it is also more like the sun, if placed in the environment without sunlight for a long time, the leaf color will become dull and dull, and the leaves are not strong enough, there will be a phenomenon of leaf breakage and lodging.
Therefore, when we maintain the hanging orchid, in addition to ensuring that the water and fertilizer are sufficient, we must often let it see the sun, or put the potted plant in a place with scattered light. Only when the light intensity is too strong in the summer, give it shade.
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