Claw orchid itself likes light and belongs to short-day plants.During the management period, it needs 4 to 6 hours of sunshine every day to meet the growth needs, so that the plants can grow normally and blossom.In winter, the temperature is low and the light is very soft, of course, you can bask in the sun.Can be placed indoors on the windowsill, balcony, more sunshine on the winter, the next spring flowering are beneficial, can promote more beautiful, flowering will last longer.
You can't change the pot of crab claw orchid in winter.Because this is its flowering stage, it is the time to need nutrients.If it is repotted, it will consume a lot of nutrients and affect flowering.At this time, the temperature is also very low, and the plants are difficult to adapt to the environment after repotting, which is easy to cause death.
It is recommended to repot it in the spring after the flowers fail.And cut off that residual flowers aft the flowers are damaged so as to save nutrient consumption.After that, they can be repotted and transplanted, at this time, the environment is suitable, and the plants can adapt to the new environment faster and resume growth.
In addition to the time for repotting it, attention should also be paid to root pruning.Cut off its old roots, dead roots and rotten roots.But also to replace all the original soil, so that nutrients are sufficient, plants can better absorb nutrients, water, more conducive to later growth.
