How to keep the hanging orchid green and strong
In comparison with the topic of how to keep the hanging orchid green and strong and the cultivation methods and techniques of hanging orchids for the majority of people, please see the detailed introduction below.
The hanging orchid belongs to the Liliaceae family, a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant. Although it is an unremarkable common green plant, just like the devil's ivy, it can be found in almost every household. However, to cultivate a healthy hanging orchid, make it overflow with leaves, have thick and green leaves, produce many creeping stems and small hanging orchids, and bloom, certain skills are required.
Keeping the hanging orchid alive is not enough; it is necessary to make many creeping stems grow in the leafy tufts, with many small plants sprouting on the stems. There are many types of hanging orchids, including golden edge hanging orchid, silver edge hanging orchid, golden heart hanging orchid, etc. What are the essentials for keeping a healthy hanging orchid?
1. The hanging orchid needs fertile potting soil
To cultivate a strong and lush hanging orchid with more and larger green leaves, the potting soil must be properly mixed. Compact and poor soil will only make the plant thinner and weaker. If the soil is fertile, loose, well-aerated, and draining, cultivating a healthy hanging orchid will not be a problem. You can add half decomposed leaf soil, a small part garden soil, and some sandy soil, and change the potting soil once every early spring.
How to keep the hanging orchid green and strong
2. The hanging orchid needs fertilization
During the peak growing season, it also needs to be fertilized, as its growth rate is truly fast. Every two weeks to twenty days, water with diluted chemical fertilizer, or cake fertilizer, or provide some other fertilizer. The fertilizer must be diluted. After fertilizing, you will notice that it grows faster, the leaf color is greener, and the branches and leaves are very lush.
3. What to do if the hanging orchid has dried or blackened tips
When the hanging orchid we are growing has originally green leaves but develops dried or blackened tips, this is actually caused by improper maintenance. For example, placing it in the wrong location can cause dried tips, such as in a very sunny spot, or with too little sunlight.
Or, excessive watering, insufficient watering, too much fertilization, or insufficient fertilization can also cause dried or yellowed leaves. Therefore, we should keep the hanging orchid in a place with scattered light all year round, whether indoors or outdoors, it needs some scattered light to avoid direct sunlight.