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How can Cymbidium kanran release its fragrance, and how can the scent be enjoyed to best effect?
A rare flower of Cymbidium kanran 'Douban', with good color contrast, stretching to just the right degree, bold yet not unruly, with numerous petals and lips arranged in order. It won the gold award at the 10th Yunnan Provincial Orchid Exhibition in 2010.
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How to Grow Phaius Orchids? A Detailed Guide to the Correct Cultivation Methods
Phaius, also known as the nun's orchid, monkey orchid, or crane orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It has large pseudobulbs, large leaves, and large flowers in a wide range of colors. Phaius is fairly widely distributed and its care is relatively undemanding; it can be grown outdoors and grows vigorously. For container growing, you can use a mix of leaf mold or mountain soil with a small amount of river sand and fertilizer...
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How to repot a cymbidium orchid? Sharing my care experience
Rongfeng is lazy, and a green-flowered cymbidium has gone more than 2 years without repotting. When dividing the plants, I found a large shoot piercing into the pseudobulb base; in over ten years of growing orchids, this is the first time I've encountered it, so I'm posting it for everyone to enjoy. Repotting, dividing and potting up took more than 1 hour. Mix: 40% refined Rong bark, 40% Ishi-ishi (Kanuma-type stone), 20% Sendon (Japanese akadama-type clay). In May 2011, 2 plants with shoots were potted up, in a plastic pot on the 1st-floor balcony...
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How to grow Phalaenopsis so it blooms on time? Sharing practical tips
Generally, there are three reasons that affect the flowering quality of Phalaenopsis. The first is genetic, including flower color, shape, size, number, number of stems, whether the flower stems branch, flower stem length, and so on. If we already have one at home, there is no way to change or choose these, haha. The second is health status. Before low temperatures are used to force stem development, Phalaenopsis must reach sufficient maturity; the plant must store enough dry matter; the plant must be free of...
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How to correct Clivia leaves that have grown crooked
Friends who enjoy growing Clivia (Clivia miniata) have probably noticed that the leaves of their plants sometimes grow crooked, which greatly reduces their ornamental value. So how do you correct crooked Clivia leaves? First, wrap the leaf that has leaned out to one side in tin foil and secure it with a paper clip...
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How to Prevent Slanted Leaves in Clivia
In ordinary home cultivation, Clivia often develops slanted leaves because of lighting or other factors. Although slanted leaves do not hinder the plant's own growth and flowering, they do affect its ornamental value to a certain extent. This means that when caring for Clivia, you should pay attention to preventing this phe...
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How is the Shanghai Jinhan Orchid? A brief introduction to its variety characteristics
Cymbidium faberi var. parviflorum? No, thin-leaf cold orchid (Cymbidium kanran) line: yellow-centered transparent variegation + green-rimmed yellow flower. Brief breeding notes: This flower was purchased in 2009 from Brother Yangduan in Yongfu. At the time, the entire pot of plants had more than ten shoots, but only one shoot had one leaf showing a half-sky hanging variegation direction, and the flower also carried variegation, so it was divided into two shoots. After returning to Shanghai, they were planted separately. The variegated plant progressed quickly in variegation, and after three generations the variegation direction had become clear, so it was named this year. The other shoot was green...
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How to protect orchid leaves from damage during orchid care
Most varieties of Chinese orchids bloom only once a year, so the orchid leaves become an important object of appreciation, and there is even a saying that "watching the leaves beats admiring the flowers." The leaves on each pseudobulb of an orchid grow out all at once and cannot grow new leaves again, which makes the care of orchid leaves all the more important....
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How to Grow and Care for Oncidium (Dancing Lady Orchid, Golden Shower Orchid)
Oncidium originates from the United States, Mexico, Guyana, and Peru. Oncidium, also known as the dancing lady orchid, golden shower orchid, and warty-lipped orchid, is the general name for plants in the genus Oncidium of the orchid family. This genus has more than 750 native species worldwide. The thick-leaved type (also called the hard-leaved type) of Oncidium prefers warm environments, while the thin-leaved type (also called the soft-leaved type) and...
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Reasons for Yellowing Orchid Leaves and How to Fix Them
A new fine variety of Sichuan-grown Chunlan Jianlan (Cymbidium goeringii 'Jianlan') with plum-petal form, a red-flowered Chunlan Jianlan with plain tongue and plum petals; the most striking feature of "Bashan Shenyun" is that the front half of the flower's lip is plain!
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