The orchid show at the garden has inspired me to try growing orchids at home. Can you give some advice to where to start?-Jos Alveraz, Highwood
Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) A home care is among the easiest orchids to take care and are easy to find in shops and horticultural centers. Moth orchids prefer a warm atmosphere of 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheits during the day and a warm atmosphere above 60 degrees at night. This is right where most of us keep our homes. Moth orchids should not be kept above 85 degrees or at temperatures below 55 degrees. Palanopsis species and varieties do not require much light to develop well. They do the best with indirect light, so avoid direct sunlight to help prevent the leaf from burning. As long as the light is indirect, try a bright, east-facing window or even a west or south-face window. A north-front window cannot provide enough light, so move your plant to another place if it does not do well there.
Moth orchids are usually grown in a bark mixture that contains sphganam moss or other mediums to help maintain water. The medium of a pure bark can dry very quickly, while a medium of pure spagonum moss holds water. Monitor your orchid carefully to avoid overwater. Orchid orchids every two to three years in a freshly mounting medium. When you see new root growth, the best time is – in this way new roots can quickly adjust to new potting medium, and you are less likely to damage delicate root tips. Use a medium-grade orchid bark mixture for plants in 5 inches and large pots. When you give it water during the growing season, feed the kite orchid once or twice a month with a thin, water soluble fertilizer. Stop fertilization during winter months.
As a drying of your kite orchids in the form of water with rain or distilled water. Try not to use water that has softened with the water softener. Underwatering is more often a problem than underwatering. The planting medium should be allowed to dry slightly between the water, but the extended period should not be left drought. In general, water an orchid is applied to the bark once or twice a week and less often if it is applied in moss. The environment of your home should affect the frequency of water.
Orchids can bloom with flowers two to three times every year that plants can stay for more than two months after reaching a mature shape. Often you can urge each other flower with timely sorting each spike. When the last flower of the spike fades, check the spike, look for small muscular bumps or nodes. From the base of the spike, count three nodes (count only green muscular nodes and ignore any drought). Cut 1 inch spike above the third node. If your plant is healthy, then this process should awaken one or two nodes so that a new spray of fresh blooming can be made. From the top node, a new flower stem should emerge within a few months. If there is no response or the flower spike turns brown, cut it near the base of the plant where it has emerged.
For more plant advice, contact the Plant Information Service at Chicago Botanical Garden [email protected]Tim Johnson is the senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanical Garden.
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