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How should orchids be cared for in winter so they can survive the cold safely?
How orchids are cared for in winter has a very important effect on their growth the following year. When it comes to orchids, we cannot make sweeping generalizations; different management methods should be chosen according to different varieties....
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What three issues should be noted in the vernalization of Chinese orchids?
The period from the Winter Solstice to Major Cold is the season with the lowest temperatures across China, commonly known as deep winter. When it comes to cultivating orchids in deep winter, we must not forget the vernalization of orchids....
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How should orchids be watered correctly? Teach you the correct watering method
How to water orchids is a question many new orchid growers want to ask, yet it is hard to explain clearly in words all at once. Orchid growers each have their own watering methods, and the method most people usually use is that watering depends not only on the different orchid pots and the different growing media...
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What should you pay attention to when repotting orchids? Keep these key points in mind
Repotting orchids involves many considerations. This article summarizes and organizes some key points to note when repotting orchids, including choosing orchid pots, how often to repot orchids, and under what circumstances orchids need repotting. It is very helpful for novice orchid growers....
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What is the reason orchids should not be repotted in June?
This ruler marked "Pirate Rossi" is actually a growth record for the orchid grass, and it contains a lot of information. Large plants can indeed grow about 3mm~5mm per day. In fact, to observe how a plant is growing, you can draw a faint line on the new shoot and draw it every day. After 10-odd or 20 days, it becomes a ruler. The grass...
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What practical advice should beginners in orchid growing read?
One of the very few varieties of Chun Jian (Cymbidium tortisepalum) that produces flower scapes that rise above the leaves. This flower has semi-pendulous leaves that droop in large arching loops; both the petals and the lip are very cleanly plain, with a translucent quality. Because its leaves arch and droop like an arched gate, and the flowers stand taller than the plants, leaping above the "gate," it takes the meaning of a carp leaping over the dragon gate, hence the name "Longmen Su" (Dragon Gate Plain).
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What should I do if my Cymbidium only grows leaves and does not produce flower buds?
Cymbidiums are usually bought when they are in full bloom, and getting them to bloom again the following year is relatively difficult. Zhang Shaoyi's Cymbidium in Wuhu, Anhui, only grows leaves and does not produce flower buds, so what should be done? See the advice given by experienced flower growers below....
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How should the settling-in water for orchids be watered correctly?
When is the right time to water the settling-in water? It depends on the situation. If you are only repotting without dividing the plant, without pruning the orchid roots, and without injuring the orchid roots, you can water immediately. The benefit is that it can reduce the damage to the orchid caused by repotting and shorten the time needed to establish. If you divide the plant or prune the orchid roots before potting, you should wait a few days before watering. How many days exactly depends on the moisture of the potting medium at the time of potting...
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Introduction to the Characteristics of the Flat-Shouldered Lotus-Petal Variety of Cymbidium tortisepalum
Originally named lotus-type yellow hemp Cymbidium tortisepalum. The flower color is dull yellow, with green-purple veining, and the main vein is darker in color. The mid-to-front part of the main petal and lateral petals is broad, with a narrowed base and flared corners; the petal tips have tight edges and a slight hook, with 7 veins. The column petals are closed together as mussel-shell petals, with no gap. The lip is broad and round, bearing heavy coarse red dots and red blotches.
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What are the periods when orchids should not be fertilized?
Red Plum Heralds Spring, a Cymbidium kanran, discovered in the wild in western Fujian in 2003, selected and bred by Mr. Rao Chunrong of Liancheng Orchid Co., Ltd., and named by Rongrong, owner of Yinlüxuan. In 2004, it won the Silver Award at the First Zhejiang Provincial Cymbidium kanran Exhibition, in 2005 it won the First Prize at the First Online Cymbidium kanran Exhibition of the China Orchid Network, and in 2006 it was initiated by the Fujian Provincial Forestry Department...
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