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- Using and cultivating orchids in a glass - this is how it works
- This is how orchids take their place in the glass - tips for the right plants
- Moss unsuitable as a substrate
- Pour orchids into the glass properly - That's how it works
- Regularly spraying orchids suits very well
- Balanced Orchids Fertilize - Pay attention to this in the glass
- How to cut orchids correctly - It depends on the time
- Tips
Orchids in glass should not swim in the water
Using and cultivating orchids in a glass - this is how it works
With a glass orchids enter into a congenial partnership. Thanks to the transparent walls, light reaches the aerial roots in abundance. Substrate-free species find suitable conditions here as well as epiphytic species in orchid soil. Read here how to professionally use and care for orchids in glass.
This is how orchids take their place in the glass - tips for the right plants
It is mainly Vanda orchids that are cultivated in the glass. Since no substrate is needed, position the aerial roots in the glass vase so that the leaves and peduncle protrude beyond the edge of the vessel. In the glass interior gets too little oxygen to the foliage, so that fungal infections have easy play. However, you can also present orchids with substrate in the glass. Here's how to do it:
Place a phalaenopsis or similar species of orchid on the substrate with outstretched roots. By fixing the plant at the root of the neck with one hand, refill the rest of the earth with your other hand. In the end all air roots should be covered. The pieces of substrate spread as if by themselves, if you occasionally push open the glass on the table top.
Moss unsuitable as a substrate
In favor of a sales-promoting look, orchids in the glass are sometimes simply placed on peat moss. Although this looks beautiful, the exotic diva will certainly kill you quickly, because rot and disease are inevitable here. If you are presented with a phalaenopsis in the glass vessel, please immediately topple the royal flower into the correct orchid soil.
Pour orchids into the glass properly - That's how it works
As there is no bottom opening in the glass as drainage, the orchids inside are threatened by waterlogging. How to properly regulate the water balance:
To moisturize an orchid with substrate in the glass, pour the soft, room-warm water into the container. The plant heart must not be under water. After 10 minutes at the latest pour out the water again. If any residual water remains in the leaf axils, dab them off with an absorbent kitchen towel.
Regularly spraying orchids suits very well
Regardless of whether you are cultivating orchids in glass, tied up on a branch or simply in a flowerpot - a breath-of-the-warm spray of warm, lime-free water is most welcome to the exotic flower beauties. If possible, spray the aerial roots as well as the leaves and leave the flowers unwetted.
Balanced Orchids Fertilize - Pay attention to this in the glass
As long as your orchid is in the middle of the growth and flowering period, please enrich the water for pouring and dipping every 3 to 4 weeks with a liquid special fertilizer. Conventional flower fertilizer contains too much salt and adds more harm than good to tropical plants.
During a dormancy you stop the supply of nutrients. If it is a species of orchid that flowers tirelessly, please extend the fertilizer intervals in winter to 6 to 8 weeks.
How to cut orchids correctly - It depends on the time
One aspect of the care program is that the novices among the orchid gardeners regularly ponder. We are talking about a pruning as it is common for many houseplants. In view of the unconventional habit of orchids, however, the proper handling of this cultivation measure is not obvious. This applies not least to plants in the glass. How to do it right:
The cut on orchids is handled in this way for two reasons: cuts on green, living parts of the plant cause rot and disease. In addition, an orchid is deprived of the vital nutrient remnants that they would like to shift into their active roots and bulbs.
Tips
In order to decorate fully-bloomed orchid panicles as cut flowers in the glass, gel balls are a good choice. The 2 cm small beads are available in many pretty shades. They consist of a material that stores water and gradually releases it to the flowers. Unpleasant smelling flower water is a thing of the past thanks to the gel balls.