In orchid cultivation, the orchid room is the macro-environment, and the flower pot is the micro-environment.

Growing orchidsOne should make the orchid room or orchid shed a comfortable living environment for the orchids - this is something the author has always paid great attention to and repeatedly advocated. If the surroundings of a human dwelling can be called the macro-environment of life, then the house where one lives and rests can be called the micro-environment of life, and the pot in which an orchid plant is grown may likewise be calledGrowing orchids's micro-environment. When a person in a house encounters conditions unsuitable for living, they can immediately leave, either temporarily or permanently. But once an orchid is cut and placed in its pot, when it encounters adversity severe enough to endanger its life, it remains confined in that pot the whole time, and only after half a year or more, when the next repotting and division comes, can it leave this pot with its harsh environment. Therefore, whether the pot we choose is appropriate is especially closely related to how well the orchid planted in it grows and reproduces. In an orchid room with good environmental conditions, if the pot chosen is inappropriate, it will still be impossible to maintain the orchid's health, to prolong the lifespan it should have, let alone achieve normal reproduction. If we take great pains to create a perfect orchid room, yet choose an inappropriate pot, it truly leaves one with the regret of coming so far only to fail at the very last step! (Wu Anlu)