What kind of flower pot is best for orchids? Purple clay pots and porcelain pots are both very suitable

1. When the ancients grew orchids, they were very particular about the pots they used According to the "recorded annotations" of Mr. Zhang Baotai of Taiwan, China, "Jinzhang Lanpu" was compiled by Zhao Shigeng of the Southern Song Dynasty on an auspicious day in the sixth month of the Guisi year of Shaoding, approximately 1233 AD, and is the world's firstorchidtreatise. Whether in China or abroad, it serves as a model fororchid growingmethods. The recorded annotations are very concise; for planting flowers, the pot and materials used should be based on aeration, with fertile mud spread over charcoal mixed in, the roots must not be broken or packed solid, and the soil should not clump. Wen Zhenheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "Zhangwuzhi": "Pots and basins must be of the Longquan, Junzhou, Neifu, or Gongchun types at their largest, and the vulgar styles such as flower vats and niutui are taboo." In the book "Huajing" by Chen Haozi, published in the Wuchen year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1688), the most brilliant part is its eighteen methods of flower cultivation, and the only ones mentioned are the large white stone pot and the Yixing purple clay pot. In the late Qing Dynasty, in the hand-copied work "Linghai Lanyan" by Mr. Ou Jince of Nanhai, it was also affirmed that "Wuxi purple clay pots are most suitable in nature for orchids." 2. Modern orchid growers have very rich experience Mr. Shen Yinchun, a Chinese person residing in the United States, can be called a family oforchid growing. He is a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu, and theorchidpots and bowls he lists include tile, porcelain, glazed, clay, and tree fern (tree trunk, abundantly produced in Taiwan, China), each with its own characteristics. He also clearly states: "When cultivating famous varieties oforchids, the most widely used are the clay pot and glazed pot categories." Mr. Wu Yingxiang very pertinently warnedorchid growingenthusiasts: "Porcelain pots or glazed pots are beautiful in appearance, but their breathability and drainage are both very poor. If used for long-term orchid cultivation, it is very easy to rot the orchid roots and cause the orchids to wither and die." Mr. Deng Chengkang of Sichuan advocates: "Normallycultivatein tile pots, and when exhibiting and displaying, move them with soil into glazed pots and porcelain pots." The one with the most original views is Mr. Liu Qingyong, who said: "Orchids are elegant and plain. Elderly people and seniors generally prefer quietness and detachment, and their cheerful, self-nurturing state of mind quite matches the orchid's ecology of blooming quietly in seclusion. Orchids should be fragrance for seniors, orchids should be fragrance for the elderly; growing orchids is truly beneficial to the physical and mental health of the elderly." On the question of choosing pots for growing orchids, in addition to agreeing with the principles of being elegant, tall, with a slightly wide mouth, breathable, and in harmony with the plant, he also states: if one has experience in planting, porcelain pots can likewise grow them very vigorously, and porcelain pots are, after all, more elegant. 3. Amateur orchid growing, seeking lush leaves and flourishing flowers Using purple clay and porcelain pots to grow orchids, can one achieve moist roots and lustrous leaves, blooming every year, with fragrance unceasing? Below are some shallow practices and experiences of the author, respectfully submitted for correction by fellow enthusiasts. First, it is favorable for growth. Since air is the lifeblood oforchidflowers, grasping this key point, above the bottom hole of a purple clay or porcelain pot, add an appropriately sized plastic mesh basket in reverse to improve breathability and drainage, and use a tall pot with shallow planting, and the effect is excellent. In early 1992, the author cultivated a single plant of silver-edged plain-core orchid, and after four years it had grown into seven shoots, growing vigorously, and on National Day in 1996 it showed buds and bloomed, with an extremely strong fragrance. Whether in leaf shape, leaf color, flower shape, or aroma, it was no inferior to the effect of cultivation in tile pots. Second, management is simple. It is often said that if you know how to water, you can grow flowers well, and there is a certain truth to this. Orchids can be watered, sprayed, drenched, or soaked by sitting the pot in water. When growing orchids in purple clay or porcelain pots, there is no need to water too frequently; one may as well advocate being a bit "lazy," so as to "examine their dryness and moisture, avoid their cold and heat, and let each follow its own nature." The core issue worth noting is choosing the site, and continuously improving the environment where the orchid pots are placed according to the season and climate changes, in order to deal with wind, frost, rain, snow, scorching sun, dry heat, long drought, and other adverse natural factors. Of the 12 varieties of orchids Icultivatedin purple clay and porcelain pots, except that Tiegusu is not easy to flower in the initial cultivation period, the rest bloom every year, and a whole room is filled with fragrance. Third, it has strong ornamental value. Clay pots include purple clay, red clay, white clay, black mud, iron clay, and pear-skin mud, among others; porcelain pots are fired from porcelain clay blanks and include blue-and-white, sapphire blue, Jun red, all-white, cream yellow, bean green, and others. The shapes of both types of pots include flared mouth, square bucket, scroll tube, drum shape, golden bell style, as well as crabapple and polygonal forms, among others. They all have the characteristics of fine texture, bright color and luster, primitive simplicity and elegance, and stately magnificence. Together with what is planted in them, they are unquestionably an object of appreciation. Do elegant orchids and harmoniously coordinated pots and bowls not bring out the best in each other, presenting an endless feast for the eyes? The effect of adding brilliance toflowersis easy to imagine. 4. The selection of orchid pots should also advance with the times Plastic pots used for growing orchids in Hong Kong, China, Macao, China, and Taiwan, China, entered our country long ago, and plastic pots and bowls of various Western styles are now adorning domestic hotels, restaurants, and ordinary households; this is already a common sight. However, the unique cultural qualities of Chinese people are connected with the unique disposition of Chineseorchidflowers. At the Sixth Jiangsu Bonsai Art Exhibition last November, the fact that antique-style clay pots and porcelain pots worth hundreds of thousands of yuan were snapped up within a few days is the best evidence. It is hoped that the newest and most beautiful orchid pots and bowls will appear, letting orchids forever give off their fresh fragrance, to satisfy the desires of orchid enthusiasts. Xu Guangyu