How to grow Oncidium in summer? Please keep this care guide
Oncidium (detailed introduction), also known as dancing lady orchid, dancing girl orchid, etc., is very suitable for home environments and office vases, and is one of the world's important potted flower and cut flower varieties. Oncidium prefers a humid and semi-shaded environment, and summer is a very important season for Oncidium. How to grow Oncidium well in summer is a question that flower lovers who like Oncidium care about more.
Oncidium (detailed introduction)
In summer, attention should be paid to shading, and when the temperature is too high, it should be cooled down in time. In midsummer and autumn, water thoroughly once a day, that is, until water comes out of the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. For fertilizing, compound fertilizer is preferable; use light fertilizer, avoid concentrated fertilizer, and fertilize in the early morning or after 3 p.m. July and August are the period when the plant sends up flower spikes. During this period, due to high temperature and high humidity, bacterial soft rot is likely to occur, and in severe cases it can lead to plant death. For this reason, on sunny days, dry the potting medium in the pot, so that bacteria are less likely to reproduce under dry conditions; at the same time, promptly cut off rotten leaves and rotten stems. Before entering the high-temperature, high-humidity season, fertilization should be strengthened, especially by increasing the proportion of potassium fertilizer, to cultivate strong seedlings and enhance the plant's disease resistance.
Summer care points for the potted ornamental flower Oncidium
Oncidium, an elegant name, also known as dancing lady orchid, dancing girl orchid, golden butterfly orchid, warty-lipped orchid, etc. The plant looks light and graceful, the flower stems are slender and drooping, and the flowers are strange and lovely, shaped like flying golden butterflies, full of dynamism, and it is one of the world's important potted flower and cut flower types. It is suitable for vases in family rooms and offices, and is also a high-grade flower material for making bouquets and small flower baskets.Habits: It prefers a humid and semi-shaded environment. In addition to watering to increase the moisture of the medium, spraying water on the leaves and the ground is more important; increasing air humidity is more beneficial to the growth of leaves and flower stems.
Summer care points: In summer, attention should be paid to shading, and when the temperature is too high, it should be cooled down in time. In midsummer and autumn, water thoroughly once a day, that is, until water comes out of the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. For fertilizing, compound fertilizer is preferable; use light fertilizer, avoid concentrated fertilizer, and fertilize in the early morning or after 3 p.m. July and August are the period when the plant sends up flower spikes. During this period, due to high temperature and high humidity, bacterial soft rot is likely to occur, and in severe cases it can lead to plant death. For this reason, on sunny days, dry the potting medium in the pot, so that bacteria are less likely to reproduce under dry conditions; at the same time, promptly cut off rotten leaves and rotten stems. Before entering the high-temperature, high-humidity season, fertilization should be strengthened, especially by increasing the proportion of potassium fertilizer, to cultivate strong seedlings and enhance the plant's disease resistance.
Habits of Oncidium and summer care points
Oncidium is also called dancing lady orchid, dancing girl orchid, etc. Because Oncidium's appearance is very light and delicate, and the flowers are also very peculiar, like flying golden butterflies, it has become a very important potted flower and cut flower variety in the world. In the hot summer, it is also a rather difficult season for Oncidium. How should flower lovers help Oncidium pass the summer safely?
Oncidium
1. Habits: It prefers a humid and semi-shaded environment. In addition to watering to increase the moisture of the medium, spraying water on the leaves and the ground is more important; increasing air humidity is more beneficial to the growth of leaves and flower stems.
2. Summer care points: In summer, attention should be paid to shading, and when the temperature is too high, it should be cooled down in time. In midsummer and autumn, water thoroughly once a day, that is, until water comes out of the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. For fertilizing, compound fertilizer is preferable; use light fertilizer, avoid concentrated fertilizer, and fertilize in the early morning or after 3 p.m. July and August are the period when the plant sends up flower spikes. During this period, due to high temperature and high humidity, bacterial soft rot is likely to occur, and in severe cases it can lead to plant death. For this reason, on sunny days, dry the potting medium in the pot, so that bacteria are less likely to reproduce under dry conditions; at the same time, promptly cut off rotten leaves and rotten stems. Before entering the high-temperature, high-humidity season, fertilization should be strengthened, especially by increasing the proportion of potassium fertilizer, to cultivate strong seedlings and enhance the plant's disease resistance.