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Phalaenopsis - how to care? All about home care

Having received as a gift his first orchid, many women are lost, not knowing what kind of flower, what to do with it, how to water it? In order to answer this question, you first need to determine what kind of family it belongs to. Since there are many hybrids now, it can sometimes be difficult to do, however, in most cases, the orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis are presented as a present. How to care for them? Extremely easy, because it is because of their unpretentiousness and they fell in love with the florists. But more on that later.

Orchid Phalaenopsis from Latin is conditionally translated as "like a night butterfly" for the shape of flowers. In nature phalaenopsis does not look too much like ours, domestic. Usually, natural species with their flowers really remind moths. Later, by selection and hybridization, the samples of various colors, which are now familiar to us, were taken out, which now live in almost every apartment, so that even beginners can safely take care of Phalaenopsis.

How to care for the plant, you can find out from the lovers of these handsome men, but in fact everything is extremely simple. The plant should remain in a transparent pot. During flowering, transplantation is not recommended, except if the situation is critical. The roots protruding from the pot are absolutely normal, as phalaenopsis in nature does not grow in the ground, but on trees - they are epiphytes and have air roots. In the center of the rosette is a growth point, if it dies, then the plant is unlikely to survive. Sometimes phalaenopsises give babies - new plants that can appear from sleeping buds or grow on peduncles, but at home it is very difficult to make babies appear, although some growers use cytokinin paste for this . But its excessive use can deplete a plant of the genus Phalaenopsis.

How to care for the plant and water it, can tell the experienced flower growers. Watering should be well regulated, drought phalaenopsis is much easier to transfer than the bay, so it's even better to be safe. You should water phalaenopsis when the substrate is practically dry, and the roots of the bright green become silvery-gray.
Usually in summer, watering is done every 7-10 days, and in winter - 2 times a month. A pot with a plant should be placed in a bright place, but in no case under direct sunlight. During the flowering period, it can be fed with a special fertilizer.

After the plant fades, you need to wait for either the drying of the peduncle, or its further growth. If it began to dry out, it must be cut off. In general, healthy phalaenopsis, with proper care, blossom 2-3 times a year, and flowers stay on it for a long time.

There are a lot of different varieties and clones for every taste. In the mass of their orchids this genus does not smell, but there are also fragrant varieties. For example, the beautiful white Phalaenopsis Amabilis, in the opinion of some growers, smells of dried grass and dust. There are varieties that smell of citrus and lilac - the choice is great, but a sample of fragrant phalaenopsis is difficult to find, they are appreciated among collectors.

There is no secret that they are orphan species of Phalaenopsis, how to care for them and where it is better to place them, no. It is important not to "love" the plant - this is a common mistake of beginning florists. The best care - to put in a bright place and occasionally remember about it to water. And it will bloom with gratitude.

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