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How to maintain dancing orchid

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-01 16:41:46
It needs to provide scattering light environment to raise dancing orchid. The temperature should be kept at about 18-25 ℃ to avoid damage caused by high or low temperature. The environment should be dry, too wet and easy to breed bacteria. Fertilization can be done 2-3 times a month, mainly liquid fertilizer. Reproduction is usually done in spring or autumn by means of plant division. In case of diseases and insect pests, it is necessary to remove the pests and diseased leaves, spray carbendazim, Omethoate, etc. for control.

I. maintenance method

1. Light: Dancing orchid is very sensitive to light. Strong light can burn plants, causing them to turn yellow and even cause anthrax. Without light, photosynthesis will be reduced and leaves will grow in vain. Need to put it in half shade, accept certain scattering light, in winter can be put in sunny place to receive light, but it should not be too long

2. Temperature: the suitable temperature for growth is 18-25 ℃. Both high temperature and low temperature are harmful to its growth. When the temperature is lower than 10 ℃, the plant may be frostbitten. And the high temperature environment needs to be properly ventilated, at the same time, attention should be paid to cooling, otherwise it will cause falling buds.

3. Watering: Dancing orchid prefers dry environment. After the soil surface is dry, water it again to avoid long-term over damp of basin soil and breeding of various bacteria. In the growth season, watering can be increased properly, once a day in the morning and evening, and in winter, watering will be reduced.

4. Fertilization: Dancing orchid can apply liquid fertilizer 2-3 times a month to promote its growth. However, it is not suitable to apply fertilizer until the end of flowering period after the stem is drawn out. Do not apply fertilizer at low temperature in winter to avoid accumulation of fertilizer and burn new roots in spring.

2. Reproductive skills

Dancing orchid is usually propagated by means of ramets. More in the spring or autumn, with pseudobulbs will be pruned, planted to a basin of water moss, and maintain a high humidity.

Dance Orchid

3. Pest control

1. Diseases: common diseases include leaf spot and soft rot, which can be controlled by carbendazim or thiophanate methyl solution.

2. Pests: the main pests are snails, scale insects and whitefly, etc. Can sprinkle lime around, spray Omethoate solution for prevention and control.

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