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How to grow orchids at home? Remember these four key points
First, avoid using a large pot for a small plant. The downside of using too large a pot is that there is too much growing medium in the pot. If you water too little, the outside is wet but the inside is not, and the roots cannot get water. If you splash too much water, the outside dries but the inside does not, and the growing medium easily rots, and the roots rot along with it. You may think that more growing medium means more nutrients, but that is wrong! Second, avoid using fertilizer in excessive amounts. Fertilizer can promote the growth, strengthening, and blooming of orchid plants, ...
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Ten Aspects of Orchid Appreciation: Ten Key Points for Judging the Quality of Orchids
The appreciation of Chinese orchids by our people has gone through a development process from enjoying the fragrance, to viewing the flowers, to observing the leaves, and to appreciating the "art" variations. The traditional love of orchids was mainly centered on enjoying their fragrance. The ancients held orchid fragrance in the highest esteem, calling it "national fragrance," "fragrance of kings," and "the finest fragrance under heaven." The fragrance of orchids differs from other fragrances: it comes and goes, appears and disappears, seems near and then far, mysterious and unfathomable. An ancient poem says: "I cultivated orchid buds for two or three years; with warm sun and gentle breeze they bloomed one after another. Sitting long, I forgot the fragrance was in the room; opening the window, butterflies sometimes flew in." This is a vivid description of orchid fragrance. Besides fragrance, the noble and elegant character of orchids, not competing with peaches and plums for brilliance, not changing color because of frost and snow, is also deeply loved by our people. In particular, the pure white "plain heart" flower is regarded as the foremost among all orchids, representing the so-called "character of a gentleman." Beyond enjoying fragrance and observing color, there is also emphasis on petal type, requiring the flower shape to have spiritual charm. For example, when the two lateral sepals of an orchid are arranged horizontally in a "single-character shoulder," it has traditionally been regarded as an excellent variety. If the lip is tightly pressed below the column, slightly revealed but not extended, it can be called a top-grade variety.
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Management Methods and Technical Key Points for Cymbidium tortisepalum During the Flowering Period
1. Use a clay pot with good air permeability; if no clay pot is available, a thin-walled porous plastic pot will also do. The key is that it absorbs heat well and allows air to pass through quickly. 2. Mix orchid growing medium in a combined formula. The ideal state for orchid growing medium is loose and spongy, moisture-retaining, free-draining and slightly acidic. The mountainous areas of western Yunnan are vast and rich in humus soil. This soil is loose and spongy, moisture-retaining, free-draining...
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Detailed Introduction to the Key Points of Chen Yuanyuan Hybridization Techniques
A hybrid variety of Cymbidium goeringii 'Chen Yuanyuan'. It has been in bloom for one month; apart from the petals being slightly elongated, the shape has barely changed. It really is beautiful. The only shortcoming is that the fragrance is a bit weak! Its vernalization requirements are not high.
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Orchid selection and breeding has its finer points; these six elements must be mastered well
A Jianlan (Cymbidium ensifolium) lotus-type narcissus from the mountains of Fujian, China. This variety blooms easily and recovers vigor easily; when the lotus-type narcissus flower opens fully it closely resembles the old Fengqiao of Huilan (Cymbidium faberi). Large flower, one bloom 5.2 cm in diameter and 1 cm in petal width. It stands well above the leaves and has a good fragrance.
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Introduction to the Cymbidium goeringii 'Moon Drop' Variety and Key Care Points
Japanese Cymbidium goeringii colored flower 'Moon Drop' (na): This variety has a slight fragrance when in bloom. Comparing a single flower, it is stronger in fragrance than Cymbidium sinense, but weaker than the old Cymbidium goeringii varieties!
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Introduction to the Cymbidium ensifolium 'Honghua Hemei' Variety and Key Care Points
New Cymbidium ensifolium 'Honghua Hemei'
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Introduction to the Jianlan Orchid Variety Cuixia Mei and Its Care Points
Cuixia Mei, a New Jianlan Orchid Variety
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How to grow orchids? Cultivation methods and key points of daily management
Yibin He Xian, also known as Yibin Small Lotus Petal. Because the alias contains the word "small", many orchid growers who are not familiar with it mistakenly think this flower is very small, but that is actually not the case. In the stalk of 4 flowers below, the smallest top flower is 3CM, and the largest is a full 3.7CM. Some growers also say that Yibin He Xian is rather lazy about flowering, but then I can only say your method is wrong. This pot below...
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Introduction and Appreciation Points of the Green Peony Cymbidium (Cymbidium faberi) Variety
The Green Peony cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium faberi), collected in Suizhou at the end of the last century, has soft, arching leaves with a flat leaf surface. It is the foremost peony-type irregular butterfly cymbidium orchid, with three regular outer petals, and its column mutates to produce many small lip-like petals.
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