What other names does the orchid tree have? Let's get to know its common aliases

Other names for the orchid tree

The orchid tree is also called four-season orchid tree or broken orchid tree, and of course it has many other names such as: pearl orchid, pearl orchid, golden millet orchid, fish-roe orchid, tea orchid, chicken-claw orchid, and orchid ball.

Growing habits of the orchid tree

The orchid tree is native to open woodlands or shrublands in low-altitude mountainous areas. It likes warm, humid, sunny environments, is not cold-tolerant, and tolerates slight shade. A loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil is best, and winter temperatures should not fall below10℃。

The orchid tree likes a sunny environment and is fond of fertilizer. Its optimum growing temperature is20~25°C. Usually, with plenty of sunlight and a temperature of around30°C, the flowers it produces will be more intensely fragrant. In summer, normal light is fine; if it is kept in a shaded environment and given a large amount of nitrogen fertilizer at the same time, the orchid tree may fail to bloom or bloom sparsely with a faint scent. So during the growing period, keep the orchid tree in a sunny spot and be sure to apply more liquid fertilizer containing plenty of phosphorus. It is best to use fully rotted alum fertilizer water made by soaking crushed bone meal, fish bones, chicken bones, and the like, which can promote bud formation and more blooms.

The flower language of the orchid tree

Where there is love, life will bloom.

From this flower language comes a legend: there is a flower that blooms red flowers for half of the year and blue flowers for the other half. When the sun rises, it gives off a fiery red glow, and when the moonlight shines everywhere, it is wrapped in a faint blue halo. It was so magical, but one day, blue and red flowers bloomed on the same stem. These two flowers sparkled in the sunlight at the same time and rippled in the moonlight at the same time, equally profound and equally full of deep feeling. So people began to argue about which one was truly the flower of courage. This argument dragged on for a long time, and both sides had quite a few supporters. What never changed was that every time warriors went off to battle, they would still wear it, except that some preferred to wear the blue flower and some preferred to wear the red flower. Gradually the arguing died down, and people came to love this flower that symbolizes life even more!