How to Grow Potted Cymbidium goeringii? Cultivation Methods and Precautions

Cymbidium goeringii is a relatively common flower variety in China, and it can now be seen in many places across the country. Cymbidium goeringii has high ornamental value, with its main ornamental features being its flowers and leaves. Many people grow it now, but before growing it, what everyone is probably most concerned about is its cultivation methods!

How to Grow Potted Cymbidium goeringii

1. Soil. Use acidic soil to grow it, not alkaline soil. If using special cultivation soil, it is best to use orchid mud, or mix and stir rotten leaves and garden soil evenly.

2. Temperature. It needs a range of 15 to 25 degrees. From March to October, it needs 18 to 25 degrees. From October to March of the following year, it needs 10-18 degrees. In severe winter, it can tolerate low temperatures of minus 5-8 degrees, but it is best to keep it at 3-8 degrees. You can place it by a south-facing window, and the soil in the pot will not freeze.

Cymbidium goeringii Cultivation Methods and Precautions

I. Cultivation Methods:

1. Watering should be determined by different stages, different growth stages, and different environments. During severe winter, it pauses growth, so watering should be controlled, generally once every 5-7 days. The soil just needs to be slightly moist. If the soil has already dried out, wait until a sunny day and spray with water close to the indoor temperature, but do not flood it. 2. Fertilizing should not use heavily concentrated fertilizer. It must first be decomposed. Organic fertilizer or special fertilizer can be used. When it grows flower buds, keep only the healthiest and best-looking bud, and the others can all be cut off. You can also spray some fertilizer specially for flowers, which can help it become more beautiful and extend the flowering time. After the flowers fade, remove the flowers rather than waiting for them to fall naturally. This can reduce the loss of nutrients and make flowering easier the following year.

II. Precautions:

In severe winter, indoor heating in the north is not very beneficial to the growth of its flower buds, so it is best to move it to a balcony outside the house. If it is grown in the south, with high temperature and high humidity, it does not need much nutrients, and the probability of sprouting is very high. It can sprout three or four times each year.

What to Do If Cymbidium goeringii Leaf Tips Dry Up

1. Cold damage. Orchids are not cold-tolerant. Be careful not to let them be hit by late-day sun when temperatures drop in late autumn. Place them in a wind-sheltered and warmer location; otherwise, the leaf tips are very likely to dry up or the leaf color to become pale and yellow. After entering winter, temperatures drop sharply. When the temperature approaches 0°C, the flowerpot should be moved indoors to a location with good ventilation and sunlight for care. When spring comes and the climate warms slightly, other flowers have already begun to be moved outdoors, but Cymbidium goeringii should not be moved outdoors too hastily. This is because the climate is changeable and temperatures can easily drop, and late spring frost or strong winds may even occur. Do not let it suffer sudden cold damage.

2. Improper watering. In autumn, keep the potting soil moist to prevent excessive dryness, which can cause leaf tip withering. In winter, do not water too much, to prevent the plant from freezing and root rot. For plants whose leaf tips have already dried up but not severely, promptly use sharp scissors (disinfected with alcohol) and cut 1 cm away from the withered tip. Do not keep any dead leaves on the pot surface, then spray with a pesticide.

Cymbidium goeringii Pests and Diseases and Their Control

1. Southern blight: mostly occurs during the plum rain season. Attention should be paid to ventilation and light transmission, and good drainage of the potting soil for prevention. After onset, remove the infected potting soil and sprinkle on pentachloronitrobenzene powder or lime.

2. Anthracnose: occurs year-round, and is even more rampant in hot and rainy seasons. In addition to improving environmental conditions, during the onset period, first spray with 50% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder diluted 800-1500 times, once every 7-10 days, and then supplement with 1% Bordeaux mixture of equal amounts, once every half month.

The methods for growing Cymbidium goeringii are actually not difficult. When growing it, be sure to pay attention to the soil ratio, and in the later stages of cultivation, it is also necessary to strengthen fertilizer and water care. If Cymbidium goeringii develops dry leaf tips during cultivation, find the cause from the root and then solve it thoroughly.