Orchid coelogyne: planting and care at home

In the collection of every fan of flowering house plants, certainly, there are orchids. One of them - Orchid coelogyne, a scattering of small delicate flower which is located on long peduncles.

To the orchid as long as possible happy with their host leaves blooming and healthy, you need to follow certain rules of the planting and care.

Kinds

The home grown, mainly the following varieties of Orchids:

- coelogyne massanzha - it has large leaves, blooms several times a year and has a slightly perceptible pleasant aroma.

- coelogyne comb - usually have two - three peduncle and relatively large flowers.

- coelogyne fringed - blooms from late August to October, yellow-green.

- coelogyne beautiful - it is usually one leaf and small flower stalks, each of which is two - three green flower with a yellow tint.

planting coelogyne

At the bottom of the flowerpot is necessary to place a layer of drainage and cover top special soil for orchids.

In soil planted and covered with the plant so that it could be on the surface, but it is firmly seated in the ground.

To flower is not sick, the soil is recommended to sprinkle the moss. Instead of preparing the ground for orchids, for planting this plant can prepare the following substances: mix black peat and river sand in the ratio 4: 1.

Where to grow?

Coelogyne like long daylight hours - at least 14 hours, regardless of the season, so in the winter it needs additional lighting.

Flower does not like, as too dark rooms, as well as direct sunlight, is ideal direction of the windows on the east or west.

temperature conditions

All these types of orchids will feel perfectly at an air temperature of + 20 ° - + 25 °.

But in the winter most comfortable temperature for the entire comb coelogyne + 5 °, moreover, that other types not like if the thermometer is below + 10 °.

How to be watered?

Instead of watering pot coelogyne should be dipped in a container of water, and give it a "drunk" in a few minutes. The water for this purpose is recommended to prepare - it must boil and then cool to a temperature which is 5 ° - 8 ° warmer room.

Such water will lose its stiffness and will be comfortable for the plants.

When the orchid is in a resting stage, one watering per week will be enough, but when it picks up the growth and flowering, it will need 3 - 4 watering per week.

On a hot summer day flower need to further humidify by spraying water from a spray or by placing the pot to wet concrete block.

What to feed?

Like any other plant coelogyne needs feeding. During the growing season, water it a special fertilizer for orchids 1 times a week, during the flowering period, only one feeding per month. After growing season fertilizer must contain potassium.

Important! When breeding fertilizer observe the recommended proportions, otherwise the plant may get sick.

Grow this beautiful plant is both easy and difficult, but in the loving arms it will certainly bring joy to its owner.