The Chinese of the oil painting wedding hanging orchid is officially called "oil painting wedding purple dew grass", it belongs to the plant of the genus Purple Dew grass of the duck plant family, it is a variant of the hairy flower purple dew grass, and the other two varieties of hairy flower purple dew grass include: flower leaf hair flower purple dew grass and golden leaf hair flower purple dew grass, they are characterized by a lot of fine fluff on the flower buds and flower stems.
Above is an oil painting wedding hanging orchid Tradescantia cerinthoides 'Nanouk'
Above is the woolly purple dew grass (original species) Tradescantia cerinthoides
Oil painting wedding hanging orchid (English name: Tradescantia 'Nanouk', scientific name: Tradescantia cerinthoides 'Nanouk') leaves and flowers are very good-looking, looks particularly dreamy, its price is cheap, easy to raise, whether on the window sill, balcony, or on the indoor tabletop, can be normal maintenance (can be hydroponic or soil culture), there are more than 1 to 3 hours of soft sunlight every day, you can grow and flower normally.
Above is the golden-leaved purple herb (variant) Tradescantia cerinthoides 'Aurea'
The oil painting wedding orchid is a mutant variety derived from the hybridization (cross-pollination) of the genus Purple Dew, its plant is particularly compact (the plant grows and then grows in a hanging pot), and the leaves have lilac, purple, gray-green and green markings, which were produced in the Netherlands in 2012.
First, the relationship between oil painting wedding hanging orchid, oil painting hanging orchid (wedding hanging orchid) and hanging bamboo plum:
Above, from left to right, are the oil painting wedding hanging orchid, the oil painting hanging orchid and the hanging bamboo plum
1. Oil painting wedding hanging orchid (formal name: oil painting wedding purple dew grass, Tradescantia cerinthoides 'Nanouk'): Purple dew grass of the genus Purple dew of the family Duck plantaceae, the stems and leaves are relatively thick, the leaves are longer, and the flower buds and peduncles have small white hairs;
2. Oil painting hanging orchid (official name: tricolor white flower purple dew grass, Tradescantia fluminensis 'Tricolor'): Purple dew grass of the genus Purple Flower of the family Duck plantaceae, the leaves are relatively rounded, and the morphology of the hanging bamboo plum is slightly similar, and there is no hair on the flower buds and peduncles;
Above is an oil painting hanging orchid (some people also call it wedding hanging orchid)
3. Hanging bamboo plum (Tradescantia zebrina): Genus Purpurea in the family Apiaceae.
From the above, it can be seen that they are all plants of the same family and genus, the conservation methods are similar, and the difficulty of maintenance is particularly low.
Above is a hanging bamboo plum
2. Breeding skills
It is particularly simple to propagate oil painting wedding hanging orchids, as long as the temperature is 18 to 30 degrees, you can use the cut branches for cuttings.
It can be pruned from below the growth node, each segment is about 9 to 12 cm long, cut off the leaves at the bottom of the branches (the bottom can be smeared with a little rooting powder, or soaked in rooting solution), and then cut in the pot soil, with a smaller pot, the bottom should have more drainage holes, raise in a bit of scattered light position, keep the environment warm and ventilated, the pot soil to maintain slightly moist, but not too wet.
Or soak the bottom of the treated oil painting wedding hanging orchid branch in water (preferably rainwater), nor can it be soaked in water, and it can be raised in a position with 2 to 3 hours of scattered light, and it will take root after about 2 to 3 weeks.
Third, daily maintenance attention:
1. Lighting
The oil painting wedding orchid is a compact plant that prefers plenty of scattered light, is afraid of strong light exposure, excessive exposure will sunburn the leaves, and will also appear to be degraded (the colored markings on the leaves are degraded).
Giving proper light every day can make its leaves grow more colorful. Be careful not to raise excessive shade, the leaves will fade when there is insufficient light, and the leaves will turn green again.
2. Soil
Oil painting wedding hanging orchid is not picky about the soil, just to ensure that the pot soil has good drainage, because it hates the pot soil is often wet or watery, its stems and leaves are full of water, and the water is easy to rot roots.
Above is the potted oil painting wedding hanging orchid just bought, to be unpacked in time
When potting maintenance, you can choose common peat soil, coconut bran, saprophyll soil, coarse sand, perlite, etc., such as using peat soil and perlite, mixing in the ratio of 4:1 or 3:1 (or fine coconut bran, coarse coconut bran and coarse sand, mixed in a ratio of 5:3:2), no matter how the soil is matched, it is necessary to add 20% to 30% of the substrate to increase drainage and ventilation in the potting soil.
3. Water
Many people can't raise oil painting wedding hanging orchid potted plants, usually watering too frequently. It is afraid that the potting soil is often wet, every time before watering it, you must check the dryness and wetness of the potting soil, the potting soil under 2 to 3 cm is dry, you can water it in time, you must ensure that it is watered thoroughly, do not water a little water.
If the ventilation is not good, the lack of light, the moisture on the leaves can not be volatilized in time, be sure not to spray water on the leaves.
When maintaining the oil painting wedding hanging orchid, pay attention to maintaining a certain air humidity, and the relative humidity is at least 45%.
4. Temperature
Oil painting wedding hanging orchid likes the warm environment all year round, such as the lowest temperature during the day is maintained at more than 10 degrees, and the minimum temperature at night is maintained above 5 degrees, which can basically be safely overwintered. Pay attention to water control at low temperatures to avoid exacerbating frostbite.
The best growth temperature of oil painting wedding hanging orchid is 18 to 30 degrees, and when the temperature is excessive, it is necessary to avoid exposure to the sun at noon and afternoon.
5. Fertilizer
Oil painting wedding hanging orchid does not like too much fertilizer, too much fertilization or too thick, will lead to leaf fat injury.
In the peak growing season (20 to 30 degrees), it can be replenished every 4 to 5 weeks, and it is necessary to avoid giving too much fertilizer in the early stage of growth and when the temperature is high. If it is indoor maintenance, lack of sunlight, growth is very slow, you can add 1 to 2 times a year in the pot soil slow release fertilizer.
6. Pests and diseases
Raising potted oil painting wedding orchids is rarely infected with pests and diseases, and poor maintenance is generally due to excessive frequent watering, resulting in fungal infections, including infection with root rot or stem rot, most of which are caused by long-term moisture in the potting soil. It is perfectly fine to dry the pot soil and then water it thoroughly, and occasional drought will dry up the leaves at the bottom.
If more water causes rotten roots and rotten stems, you can remove the pot in time, cut off the rotten roots and rotten stems, soak in carbendazim solution for half an hour and then re-use the smaller pot cuttings.
Oil painting wedding hanging orchid is rarely infected with insect pests, in the indoor maintenance, if the air is too dry, the ventilation is too poor, occasionally infected with red spiders.