An amazing flower for your home is the cymbidium. Home care

Cymbidium is considered one of the finest orchids grown at home. It is a relatively unpretentious and durable plant from China, where it gained special popularity due to its delicate, delicate aroma. To understand, that before you it is a cymbidium, it is possible by the following characteristic signs. This shoot of orchids from the rhizome leaves shoots - "growth", from which spring begin to grow young roots. The leaves of the cymbidium are long, narrow, rigid, pseudobulbs are formed at their base.

The inflorescence of this species of orchid is a multiflorous brush containing up to three dozen luxurious buds that can be green, yellow, white, pink, red or brown. Without a garter, the arrows of the cymbidium can strongly bend and even grow horizontally. If you want to buy an exotic plant - pay attention to the orchid of the cymbidium. Care at home for this beauty is quite simple, but still it is desirable to know the subtleties of growing epiphytes. Compliance with simple agrotechnical rules will allow you to enjoy this flowering plant for a long time.

Cymbidium: home care. Creation of necessary climatic conditions

For this kind of orchids it is extremely important to grow in comfortable climatic conditions. Otherwise, the cymbidium will not bloom. This plant prefers coolness and fresh air, therefore it is necessary to maintain a constant temperature in the room within the range of +16 ... + 20 ° C, and the night time should be three degrees less than the daytime temperature. If these conditions are violated, the orchid will discard buds or not release flower stalks at all. Cymbidium loves good lighting, but from the direct rays of the sun it must be hidden to prevent a burn of leaves. In the central strip of Russia, this epiphyte, as a rule, does not have enough light, so it is advised to lighten it with special lamps. After wintering, the orchid is hardened - carried to the balcony, and in the summer - the pot is placed in the garden, in the shade of the trees.

An elegant representative of the orchid genus is the cymbidium. Home care: soil selection and transplantation

In order for the plant to grow actively, it is necessary to carefully approach the preparation of the substrate. Cymbidiums prefer a mixture of pine bark, fern roots, small charcoal, sphagnum moss and coconut chips. Often, compost earth is added to the substrate. At the bottom of the pot necessarily place drainage - pebbles, expanded clay, foam and so on. You can buy a ready-made special mixture for orchids in the flower department.

How to transplant the cymbidium correctly: for the procedure, select a pot with fairly high sides, place the drain on the bottom and carefully move the plant into it, then tightly fill the container with the substrate so that no air cavities remain. As a rule, the need for transplantation occurs once in several years (2-3 years). In general, this species does not tolerate the change of the pot, so you do not need to disturb the plant once again. The main thing is to add fresh substrate every year.

Cymbidium - care at home (watering and feeding regime)

For the normal development of the plant requires constant watering. From spring to autumn, the substrate in the pot must always be moist. If you allow the drying of the soil mixture, the orchid will not only not bloom, but may die.

In winter, the plant is watered less often, but does not allow the drying of the soil. To do this, use soft and warm water. Important for tsimbidiuma and high humidity. It is necessary to spray the leaves of the plant twice a day from the spray with clean water, protecting from dropping onto the peduncles. Feed the cymbidium with a special remedy for orchids, once every 14 days, from spring to autumn. Important: the concentration of fertilizers should be lower, at least 2 times indicated on the package. Also, remember that before fertilizing the plant must be watered to prevent root burns.

So, we examined how the cichbidium orchid is grown at home . How to care, water, fertilize and transplant this beautiful plant you already know. With all the agrotechnical rules, your beauty will necessarily blossom in autumn or early winter and will delight you with its amazing colors for two months. With proper care, the orchid can bloom and twice a year.