Cumbria - orchids for beginners. Features of cultivation

Orchid growers sought for a beautiful and long-lasting blooms. Orchid Cumbria - crossing product 3 species of orchids (Milton, breaststroke, Oncidium). It is sometimes called Asterisk, because it extraordinarily showy flowers like stars.

Conditions of detention

At the base comprises Cumbria Pseudobulb that accumulate a nutritious substances used in plant dysfunctional periods.

Some content errors novice orchid florist forgive, but still its basic requirements you need to know.

The temperature and lighting

Positioning the plant preferably on a window sill of eastern and western walls. Cumbria loves bright light, but without hitting the sunlight. In winter, it is necessary to artificially dosvechivat summer - pritenyat from the sun.

Drafts and sudden changes in temperature are not allowed. Optimum her limits - from 16 ° C in winter to 25 ° C in summer.

In the warm season it is possible to maintain the air in a shaded place.

Soil and pot

special soil for orchids sold in flower shops. It is also possible to prepare yourself: mixed bark, preferably coniferous (spruce, pine), roots of ferns, moss, charcoal.

A preferred embodiment of the container - a plastic pot. He tolerates temperature changes. Transparent pot allows you to monitor the state of the roots.

The container must have drainage holes.

Care

To a lot of orchid was blooming, it needs care: watering, fertilizing, pruning dried roots and stems transplant.

Watering and fertilizing

Cumbria frequent watering is not required: the summer - 1 day a week, in a cooler time - 1 time in 2 weeks. Watering must be done warm water defended.

Pot can be completely dipped in water, leave for a short time, and drain off excess fluid. In addition, to increase the humidity around the plants you want to place a container of water.

Fertilizing Cumbria produced during build it green mass of complex fertilizers for flowering plants, but at a reduced dose.

dressing is not recommended during the flowering season.

Grafting and pruning

Transplanting is carried out not more than 1 time in 2 years, and only when the roots have grown too, and do not fit in the pot. After transplant the orchid 1 week not to water in order to avoid rotting wounds on the roots.

After flowering ended, flower shooter to dry if it is cut too early, Orchid will receive less nutrients. Dried roots are removed permanently.

Thus, the cultivation of Cumbria is not difficult, and with proper care it will delight his blossoming long period.