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- Is the lady's slipper orchid unconditionally hardy? - Tips for the winter time
- Winter hardy - 25 degrees - If the snow is missing, it gets tricky
- To protect autumn shoots from frostbite
- Tips
As delicate and delicate as the lady's slipper orchid looks, it is not
Is the lady's slipper orchid unconditionally hardy? - Tips for the winter time
The lady's slipper Orchidee is one of the few Erdorchideen, which thrive in the field over several years magnificently. The question rightly arises whether the unique Cypripedium survives without any ifs and buts a Central European winter. Read here under which conditions a winter protection makes sense.
Winter hardy - 25 degrees - If the snow is missing, it gets tricky
The lady's slipper orchid favors a half-shady spot, which has cool temperatures around freezing over at least 2 months during the winter. Without this coldness, the sophisticated beauty proves to be extremely lazy. Severe frost up to - 25 degrees Celsius outlasts the orchid only under a thick blanket of snow. If the snow does not come out, we recommend these protective measures:
There are less deep minus degrees, which make a lady's slipper orchid. Rather, problems cause the repeated changes between frost and thaw, combined with wetness. Against this background, easy coverage makes sense, especially in snow-scarce regions.
To protect autumn shoots from frostbite
Under the influence of mild autumn and winter weather Frauenschuh Orchids sometimes feel motivated to drive out in late autumn or early winter. Shortening the weedy shoots is just as counterproductive as digging out the plant and hibernating it indoors. How to solve the problem without losing the next year's flowering:
In the spring, this cover can be brought out again, if announce late frosts
Tips
Do not let the striking similarity of its flowers irritate you. The hardy lady slipper Orchid of the genus Cypripedium and the cold-sensitive Venusschuh orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum are distantly related and look confusingly similar. As a result, trade confusion often occurs. A Paphiopedilum is with a temperature minimum of warm 16 degrees Celsius by no means suitable for the field.