Detailed Guide to Growing and Caring for Dendrobium aphyllum

If you are fairly familiar with medicinal herbs, you may have heard of this plant, because it is a plant with good medicinal value. Also, take a look at its pictures and you will find that its ornamental value is quite good too, right? It is not only widely distributed in our country, but also cultivated in India, Myanmar, Bhutan and other countries. So, let's take a look below at what needs attention when caring for it.

The habits of this plant

First is temperature. It likes a warm environment. Generally, no special attention is needed in spring, summer and autumn; in winter, you need to pay attention to the temperature for safe overwintering. In addition, its water requirements are relatively high, and air humidity must also be ensured. There is also fertilizing, which is needed at specific times. And there are also operations such as choosing a pot and pruning.

Specific methods

Temperature: Let's talk about the overwintering temperature first. Generally speaking, keeping the temperature at 8 to 10°C is enough. At other times, if the temperature is not too low, basically no attention is needed.

Water: First, do not water it when planting. During rapid growth and development, because the water demand is relatively high at this time, you can water more often, once a day. In winter, this plant enters a dormant period, so there is no need to continue watering at this time. In addition, if evaporation is very strong, we can also spray water around it to ensure the air humidity is around 70% to 80%.

Fertilizing: You can use some nutrient solution as foliar fertilizer, which can help it take root and sprout.

Choosing a pot: This also requires some care. You can choose a pot with many holes around it, made of plastic or ceramic, and its size should also be considered.

Pruning: Around every spring, we need to remove the diseased branches, weak branches, and branches that affect its overall shape.

Precautions

Humidity is not better the higher it is. If the temperature is very high in summer, and the humidity level is also very high, then it will easily cause soft rot, so you need to pay attention to this.