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A Practical Guide to the Appreciation and Exploration of Chinese Cold Orchids
In the large family of Chinese orchids, the cold orchid (Cymbidium kanran) is the strain that was systematically developed latest as an ornamental variety. To explore the appreciation theory of Chinese cold orchids, one must understand when China began to enjoy cold orchids as ornamental plants. Although Professor Liu Qingyong also cites "Chen Mengliang" in the Jinzhang Lanpu (Golden Zhang Orchid Manual) as a suspected cold orchid, from the text...
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How to Select and Plant Orchids? A Detailed Guide to Practical Methods
Some orchid enthusiasts ask: I buy orchids every spring and they die every year, what is the reason? As we know, orchids cultivated in the north are mostly seedlings transported from the various provinces south of the Yangtze River each spring. One reason they fail to survive is that the orchid seedlings suffer excessive root damage when lifted in their place of origin, and combined with long-distance transport and exposure to wind and sun, they are prone to cold and heat damage, causing their roots, stems and flowers to be injured to varying degrees, so the survival rate is not high. Another reason is improper care after planting, which causes the plants to wither and die.
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How to Identify Orchid Roots? A Few Practical Identification Methods
The roots of orchids in the genus Cymbidium are relatively thick and fleshy. Generally, there is no distinction between a main root and lateral roots. The internal structure of orchid roots is a typical monocotyledonous type. Its cortical cells are relatively well developed, and it has symbiotic fungi called root fungi. Those growing underground are called terrestrial roots, and those growing in the air are called aerial roots. Whether terrestrial roots or ae...
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How to control the flowering period of Cymbidium faberi? A detailed guide to practical methods
Orchid petal shapes: orchid facing-heart petals, orchid tongue-shaped petals, orchid veins, speckles, sand, halos, orchid leaf tips, flower spike arrangement, orchid leaf variegation. Leaf shapes: some wild orchids are extremely common, such as the chicken-claw type and bamboo-leaf petal type, called ordinary flowers; in orchids this generally refers to some common grasses. Plum, immortal, lotus, butterfly, colored, rare, solid-color heart, etc. are called fine flowers. The simplest way to choose good...
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How to help cymbidium orchids (Cymbidium faberi) settle into a new pot? A detailed guide to practical care tips
"Settling in" refers to the period a plant needs to adapt to its new pot environment after repotting. Cymbidium orchids settle in earlier than Chinese orchids (Cymbidium spp.), which means the cost of settling in is higher for cymbidiums than for Chinese orchids. As a result, cymbidiums are more prone to decline than Chinese orchids. Chinese orchids can be repotted often, but if you want to repot a cymbidium, you need to think twice before acting. Cymbidiums sometimes take years to settle in; generally speaking, a cymbidium that has been repotted for over a year...
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How do you care for the Iron Bone (Tiegulan) series so that they bloom? A few practical tips to share
The Iron Bone series of orchids gets a strong reaction from netizens: the flowers are beautiful, but they are reluctant to bloom. There are tricks to getting them to flower: water, fertilizer, and sunlight. Specifically: control watering, and for a month before the hottest weather, keep up water restriction for several days at a time; apply a high-phosphorus fertilizer around the flowering season, preferably a fairly quick-acting one, but be careful about the amount; give plenty of sunlight, as Iron Bone series varieties...
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How to mix orchid potting medium? Sharing practical small formulas
Potting medium is the material foundation on which orchids depend for survival, and it is also one of the factors that promotes more shoots, vigorous roots and strong seedlings. Below are several formulas that the author has repeatedly tested and verified as suitable for different orchids. Formula one: 70% shiitake soil, 20% rice husk charcoal, 10% coarse river sand, plus an additional 10% bone charcoal (this formula is suitable for planting Cymbidium goeringii and Cymbidium faberi).
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Orchid Online Shopping Experience Sharing: Practical Tips for Buying Orchids Online
Because there are many differences between buying orchids online and buying orchids in person, buyers are in an unequal position in many respects. 1) First is the inequality of information. Sellers have a very clear understanding of all the circumstances of their orchids, but due to the virtual nature of online shopping, online buyers cannot, as with buying orchids in person, see...
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How to grow Cymbidium faberi? Sharing practical care tips
This plum-petal variety was collected in 2007, dug up by orchid farmer Ge Jianfa from Shanxia Ge Village, Duqiao Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang Province, on Daxie Island, and at the time of collection it was only 2 plants with one flower bud. By the 11th year it bloomed again for the first time, and was entered in the Taizhou (Luqiao) Orchid Exhibition where it won a silver award. It blooms again every year, the flower quality is stable, and each time it blooms, even with heavy watering, the petals remain just the same, the flower holds...
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How to grow Cymbidium faberi? Practical care tips shared
Ying Xiaoqing, a craft artist, was born in 1965 in Yixing, the pottery capital. He specializes in the design and making of purple clay flower pots and teapots, with handmade flower pots as his particular forte. The flower pot series he makes is simple and elegant, combining practicality with artistry, and sells well in major cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, winning high praise from customers and being collected by many enthusiasts.
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