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How to induce red color in Chun Jian orchids? Master the method for more vivid red flowers
[Youhong] Originating near Kunming, Yunnan, it is a typical representative of Chun Jian red-flowered orchids whose red color holds steady. Leaves are 35-60cm tall, medium-wide, about 0.4cm~1.0cm wide, with 4-6 leaves per plant. The leaf type is upright, the plant form is compact, it is robust and easy to grow, and the flowers stand beautifully above the foliage when blooming; the three outer petals are a brilliant purple-red, a rare flower color, vivid and striking...
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How to Care for Phalaenopsis Orchids in Winter: Master Winter Care Tips for a Safe Winter
For how to care for Phalaenopsis orchids in winter, simply put, it is about keeping them warm. Temperature is the hard requirement. If the winter temperature cannot reach 15°C or above, it is a big blow to Phalaenopsis orchids and may even cause death, so meeting the temperature condition in winter is the primary requirement for Phalaenopsis orchids to survive the winter....
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How to care for orchids in winter? Master these five care essentials
Green stems and green flowers, five petals forming a round shape, full central column, a Meiban variety of Sichuan orchid.
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When is the best time to repot orchids? Master the best repotting timing
Some orchid growers are thinking about repotting their orchids, but are troubled by not knowing when to repot orchids. Repotting also has its seasonality, and mastering the suitable timing for repotting and planting orchids is an important part of growing orchids well. In the orchid classic "Linghai Lanyan," the "six taboos" of planting orchids are mentioned: "Taboo to plant in severe summer heat, taboo to plant in severe cold, taboo to plant under scorching sun...
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The ten likes and ten fears of Chinese orchid growing: master their habits to grow orchids well
By carefully reading and studying classic orchid monographs such as A Brief History of Orchids and Thoroughworts, and combining them with my own experience in growing orchids, I have summarized the key points of Chinese orchid cultivation as the "ten likes and ten fears," in order to seek advice from orchid experts and fellow orchid growers....
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How to rejuvenate weak orchid seedlings? These care tips you need to master
1. Plant in a small pot. Because weak seedlings mostly have poorly developed root systems, if planted in a large pot, the potting medium is plentiful and thick, prone to waterlogging, and after watering the humidity is heavy and the temperature inside the pot rises slowly, which is not conducive to rooting and sprouting. 2. Plant in fresh medium. Because fresh potting medium contains no fertilizer and has less contamination such as pests and diseases, it is conducive to root growth in weak orchids. 3...
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How to Grow Cymbidium faberi? Master These Care Essentials
By Pingtao To grow Cymbidium faberi well, you should first "know its nature." Understanding the habits of Cymbidium faberi is of great guiding significance for growing it well. The main habits of Cymbidium faberi are as follows: First, Cymbidium faberi prefers fertile, deep growing media. Second, the pseudobulbs of Cymbidium faberi are not obvious, and growth basically relies on the roots to absorb...
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Orchid old pseudobulb sprouting methods, mastering these few points is enough
"Mingyue", originated in Zhoushan, new lotus, beautiful leaf shape, upright flower, similar to Huanqiu, color more brilliant than Huanqiu, petals inferior to Huanqiu. Xianjun Orchid Garden: in late autumn 2004 from Jintang Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, collected on the same day and the same small hill as my Xiwang He, we had 4 people in our group, at that time my Xiwang He was a bare-root small seedling without flowers,...
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How to get a hydroponic peace lily through winter? These winter care methods you need to master
This plant is very easy to keep alive, but there are still particular points about getting it through winter. If someone ignores it completely, it will not grow well, so today let's go over in detail how to get it through winter, so it can grow safely.
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Why Have Orchids Survived? Four Man-Made Disasters in History
1. The "Taiping Rebellion" (the "Gengshen Turmoil") that broke out in 1851: In 1860, Qing troops suppressed the Taiping army in southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang, leaving famous orchid and cymbidium varieties "scarcely one in ten surviving," with large numbers of precious orchids destroyed in the chaos of war. In addition, this period also caused many valuable ancient orchid manuals to be lost forever when they were burned. 2. From the late 1930s to the early...
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