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- Are there blue orchids?
- Blue phalaenopsis lay on the color drip
- Vanda Royal Blue - Blue flowers with white speckles
- Tips
The Vanda coerulea comes closest to a "real" blue orchid
Are there blue orchids?
They are too blue to be natural. Who in the supermarket and garden center blue orchids in the eye, immediately suspects a pseudo-naturalness. Read here if there really are blue orchids in the realm of Mother Nature.
Blue phalaenopsis lay on the color drip
An azure orchid from the store shelf is usually the result of intensive pre-treatment. A Dutch breeder managed the stroke of genius to turn white Phalaenopsis orchids into a blue flower wonder. Since the resourceful gardener patented the technique, the exact procedure remains his secret for the time being.
The information that the butterfly orchid is connected to a drip via an infusion needle via which the blue color gets into its pathways has become known to the public. Of course, the blue magic holds only a flowering period. If the Phalaenopsis discards the colored flowers, the next buds unfold in innocent white.
Vanda Royal Blue - Blue flowers with white speckles
From the demanding Vanda coerulea different hybrids have emerged, which produce - without any color drip - blue flowers. Anyone who is willing to accept small white speckles in the rich blue, can look forward to the blaze of color at any time of flowering. Of course, the nursing yardstick for a Vanda orchid is slightly higher than for a frugal Phalaenopsis orchid. Only under the following conditions do you bring the blue Vanda to bloom:
Since a Vanda thrives free of substrate, it is primarily freely hanging or cultivated in a slatted basket. To ensure the supply of moisture, immerse the aerial roots in soft, room-warm water for a few minutes every 30 minutes. In summer, add a liquid orchid fertilizer to the submerged water every 2 weeks.
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From Japan the message came to us that there the breeding of the first true blue butterfly orchid succeeded. Thanks to intensive gene manipulation, the hybrids produce blue flowers up to 5 cm in diameter on 30 cm long pedicels. However, it will take several more years until we can buy this orchid in the garden center.