Content
- Cultivating an orchid true to life on a bonsai - is that possible?
- These species thrive on a bonsai
- Preparatory work and material list
- How to tie up the orchid properly on a bonsai
- Perfect as an underplant
- Tips
Masdevallia species are suitable for putting on a bonsai
Cultivating an orchid true to life on a bonsai - is that possible?
From South and Central America, tiny orchids found their way to us. As epiphytes, the few centimeters large orchids are ideal for cultivating on a bonsai. Here you can read about which species come into question and how to professionally grow the plants.
These species thrive on a bonsai
The following orchid species meet all the requirements for a harmonious partnership with a bonsai. They thrive epiphytically, like rooted in moss and preserve their low stature height:
These species of orchids may serve your inspiration because they have numerous subspecies with other candidates for the natural cultivation on a bonsai. For example, botanists classify more than 12 subgenera of the genus Masdevallia with innumerable species and varieties.
Preparatory work and material list
First, immerse the potty with the root braid in lukewarm, lime-free water until no more air bubbles rise. Then you set up these materials at your fingertips:
The nylon stocking please cut into small strips. Throw the orchid to shake off the substrate or rinse with a gentle shower.
How to tie up the orchid properly on a bonsai
Choose a stable branch on your bonsai as the location for the orchid on which the flower stalks can grow unhindered in height. Put the moist moss there and place the orchid on it. With a good dose of tact you bind the plant with the nylon strips on the side of the leaf roots. Cross over the binding material at least once to give the orchid more stability. Finally, spray leaves and aerial roots with lime-free water.
Perfect as an underplant
If the filigree attachment of orchids on the bonsai's branches is too delicate, the floral tiny plants use them as decorative plantings. Since the species recommended here are also diligently rooted in a loose substrate, this uncomplicated alternative is no less decorative.
Tips
Tied on a bonsai, a high humidity is indispensable, so that the small orchids do not dry up. Ideally, choose a bright, humid room, such as the bathroom. In other living rooms daily spraying with lime-free water is the most important measure in the care program.