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- Odontoglossum: Tips on location and care
- What should be considered when casting Odontoglossum species?
- How are these orchids repotted?
- When and how should tooth-tongue orchids be cut?
- Which pests or diseases can be dangerous to the genus Odontoglossum?
- How can an Odontoglossum orchid be optimally fertilized?
- What should be considered when maintaining an Odontoglossum orchid in winter?
- Tips
The Odontoglossum are like all orchids very demanding in terms of their care
Odontoglossum: Tips on location and care
The genus Ondontoglossum includes after the separation of several species to other orchid species now about 60 species of orchids originating from Central and South America. According to the special optics, the botanical name can be translated into German with "Zahnlippe" or "Zahnzunge".
What should be considered when casting Odontoglossum species?
Basically, Odontoglossum species should be watered only with room-warm and stale water. Optimal is lime-free rainwater, which was additionally filtered. In the summer should be poured much more regular and abundant than in autumn and winter. However, the root area should never dry out around the year and never suffer from waterlogging. The plant may occasionally be sprayed with fine water mist.
How are these orchids repotted?
Since the Odontoglossum species have relatively fine roots, the plant pot should be sufficiently high, but not too large. A plant should be transplanted as soon as the bulbs and plant shoots grow beyond the edge of the plant pot or if the substrate in the pot dries very quickly due to the grown root mass.
Also note the following tips when repotting:
When and how should tooth-tongue orchids be cut?
When repotting, check the root ball of the Odontoglossum and remove dead or muddy root pieces with a sharp cutting shear. After the inflorescence of inflorescences withered stems can be cut slightly above the base. Otherwise, these slow-growing orchids need no nourishing cutting measures.
Which pests or diseases can be dangerous to the genus Odontoglossum?
Important in the fight against pests such as lice, wool and scale insects is a regular check in order to take early countermeasures. In most cases, growth problems and lack of flowering ability in Odontoglossum but due to care and location errors.
How can an Odontoglossum orchid be optimally fertilized?
The roots of Odontoglossum are quite sensitive to salt, so in the summer only every 2 to 4 weeks in sparing dose with a special orchid fertilizer should be fertilized. In winter, these plants can safely be dispensed with any fertilization.
What should be considered when maintaining an Odontoglossum orchid in winter?
While the Odontoglossum orchids can grow optimally in summer at temperatures between 15 and 22 degrees Celsius, the range from night to maximum daytime temperature in winter should be around 12 to 18 degrees Celsius. In addition, the plants should be relatively bright year round, but never directly in the sun.
Tips
The timing of potting may also be used for the propagation of Odontoglossum orchids. For this purpose, cuts with sufficiently large roots and bulbs are simply separated with a clean shears and planted in a separate planter.