What you need to know about Phalaenopsis. Some features of cultivation

Phalaenopsis - a plant of the orchid family growing in moist lowlands and mountain forests of Australia and Asia. Also, they can be found in the Philippines. The name of the plant obtained from a combination of the words "like moths."

Orchids - a so-called epiphytes, ie plants growing on the other, but they are not parasitic. Therefore, for this flower is important to create a comfortable environment at home, close to natural. Phalaenopsis are not so demanding of care compared to other orchids.

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Orchid is better positioned on the east or west window, in this case, the lighting will be hosted by the most correct. The temperature for the next flower mode - winter 16-18 ° C, in the summer of 20-25 ° C. In winter, when the heating, air in the building to become dry.

Therefore, the plant should be sprayed, but do you need it gently so water does not leak to the flowers and leaf sinus.

Watering

Watering produce conventional manner or it is replaced with the dropping of the pot plant in a container filled with water. This procedure is carried out once a week.

Do not overdo it with the moisture, otherwise the root system can rot. Water should be at room temperature.

top-dressing

For Phalaenopsis it is best to use a special fertilizer for orchids. Winter and summer produce fertilizing better every 4 weeks, and in the fall and in the spring - time in 2-3 weeks.

You can not fertilize only transplanted or weakened plants. The presence of pests as a reason to abandon that procedure.

Landing

Neutral ground is not suitable for phalaenopsis, need a special substrate. The simplest thing to buy a balanced composition in the store, and you can do it yourself.

This will require the bark, the amount of which pieces of about 2 cm, coal, shredded moss - sphagnum moss and perlite.
Pot for orchids is better to take a transparent glass or plastic. This allows you to control the state of the root system.

Clay pot - this is not a suitable option, because the flower will grow back to the walls of the vessel and for the transplant to be traumatized by the root system.

Orchids, like any other flower, in any case can not be transplanted in the flowering time, it will cause stress to the plant.

reproduction of orchids

The flowers can be propagated by seed. But this is a very complicated method and is used for breeders developing new varieties.

Reproduction of "Baby" is another way, when a healthy plant in the leaf axils or form a new plant stems kidneys.

Separate small flower stands only after he will have aerial roots and formed at least a couple of leaves. For the emergence of "kids" orchid can be treated with hormonal stimulant. But not for all types of Phalaenopsis, you can use this method.

Phalaenopsis also can be propagated by dividing the healthy plants, which have a minimum of 6 leaves. The plant is cut in such a way that in the upper part besides 3-4 sheets were also aerial roots.