How to Grow Dendrobium? Complete 2019 Home Cultivation Guide

Dendrobium is also known as Xianhu Lanyun, resurrection grass, hanging orchid, etc. After blooming, its flowers are brightly colored and fragrant, making it a common ornamental flower. Many households grow a Dendrobium plant. Below is the complete guide to home Dendrobium cultivation techniques in 2019.

1. Planting and Soil Selection

To grow Dendrobium, choose disease-free, robust branches, or you can directly purchase plants with rhizomes for planting. Before planting, disinfect with potassium permanganate solution, then rinse with clean water, and plant in a cool, ventilated environment. For Dendrobium, choose soil with deep layers, good drainage, and rich organic matter. Mix leaf mold, humus soil, sand and gravel, and forest soil in a ratio of 3:3:2:2.

2. Daily Management

1. Humidity: Dendrobium likes warm and humid environments and has relatively high air humidity requirements, needing to reach 80% humidity. In addition to watering, you also need to appropriately spray water around the flower pot to keep the air moist. In summer, water more, once or twice a day; in winter, watering thoroughly once a week is sufficient.

2. Temperature: The most suitable growing temperature is 18 to 30 degrees. In winter, the temperature should not stay below 10 degrees for long periods, otherwise it will go dormant or die. During flower bud differentiation, maintain 18 to 25 degrees; temperatures too high or too low will affect flowering.

3. Light: Dendrobium needs appropriate light, but it should not be exposed to scorching sun during high summer temperatures, otherwise the leaves will be scorched; indirect scattered light is best.

4. Fertilizing: Dendrobium has relatively low fertilizer requirements. You can apply water and fertilizer together, applying thin fertilizer frequently. Appropriately apply disinfected organic liquid fertilizer.

2. Pest and Disease Control

Growing Dendrobium at home is mainly for ornamental purposes; spraying pesticides may affect health. Therefore, pest and disease control for Dendrobium mainly focuses on improving resistance and biological control. At home, you can use sticky traps and insect-killing lamps, which can effectively kill pests. Keep indoor ventilation and promptly remove dead leaves, yellow leaves, and diseased leaves.

Home management of Dendrobium is actually very simple. The flowers it produces are fragrant and beautiful, and it also has certain medicinal and edible value. If you need to beautify a balcony or home, Dendrobium is a very good choice.