Characteristics of the Orange Orchid
The orange orchid surprises with its bright and unusual flowers. Characteristics of plants will help you understand the peculiarities of growing, transplanting, reproducing and caring for them.
Orange orchid
Description of the variety
Flowers of the variety come in a variety of shades:
- dark yellow with an orange tint;
- orange with pink or red;
- orange turning to scarlet.
Plants produce up to 3 peduncles. There are many varieties among this variety.
Growing
For growing plants at home, special soil is used; soil from the garden is not suitable.
The mixture for plants is prepared independently or bought in stores. When cooking on your own, you must mix:
- coal;
- cork;
- bark;
- moss;
- expanded clay.
The main requirement for the substrate is air permeability to the roots, drainage from them.
Poor removal of water from the roots will lead to rotting, and then to the death of the flower. For growing, choose a pot 2 cm larger than the root system. Planters, nets, baskets are also suitable.
Cattleya
This is one of the most beautiful representatives of the variety.
Inflorescences are large, yellow-red in color, there is a large velvet lip of orange color. This species tolerates temperature changes well. At the beginning of flowering, the allowed deviation in temperature is 5 ° C.
Favorable temperature 16-20 ° С, moderate humidity, cessation of watering during the dormant period, abundant watering in summer.
Ascocenda
This is a beautiful hybrid of an orange orchid with large bright orange inflorescences no more than 8 cm in diameter, the inflorescences are collected in a brush. Leaves and roots are bright green.
Ascocenda is capricious and requires special conditions: to start flowering, it needs daily lighting from 12 hours a day, abundant watering, favorable temperature (23-27º during the day, 16-22º at night), humidity 80% during the day and 60% at night.
Wanda
Wanda is a popular representative of the variety, it is multi-colored, bright orange and coral in color.
She is capricious and demanding on growing conditions: good lighting, high humidity, regular ventilation and fertilization, open access to the roots are necessary. It tolerates a temperature of 10 ° C well.
Orchid Wanda
Brassada
The brassada has a bright orange color. Growing conditions: cool room, partial shade, humidity. If the conditions are met, abundant flowering occurs in summer, which will last more than a month.
Phalaenopsis
Fiery Phalaenopsis have a natural orange color. The lip is pink, the peduncle reaches up to 50 cm in size and bears 14 inflorescences.
Reproduction
Flowers reproduce vegetatively. From time to time, airy babies appear on the peduncles, which are transplanted to a separate place after the formation of roots. The plant is divided with a knife, cutting into several parts, each with its own roots.
Rejuvenate the plant by cutting the upper part and re-rooting it. The remnants in the future will sprout and begin to grow.
Care
For plants of this variety, the western or eastern side on a windowsill with a summer temperature of 24-30 ° C, winter - at least 14 ° C is suitable. New inflorescences can appear due to a drop in the night temperature.
If it is cold and cloudy on the windowsill in winter, additional lighting will be needed. Water the flowers with plenty of warm water, focusing on the dryness of the substrate. In the summer, the plant needs to be sprayed.
Top dressing
Feed during every 2nd watering. Fertilizer "Azofoska" is suitable for this, the irrigation dose is 1-1.5 g / l, after which the orchids bloom profusely. Once a month, fertilize the orchid with magnesium sulfate 2-3 g / l.
Transfer
The transplant depends on filling the pot with roots (about once every 2 years). It should be done carefully so as not to damage the root structure.
Pests and diseases
Plants most often suffer from improper care:
- burning foliage due to sunlight;
- yellowness of the leaves due to hypothermia;
- leaves turn pale green, stems stretch out due to weak light;
- the roots are rotting from the bay.
Pest and disease control
To save a flower from root rot, it is urgently required to transplant it.
When detecting diseases in an orchid, which manifested itself in the form of spotting on the leaves, the flower must be removed from all other plants. The treatment will be pruning diseased leaves and smearing the cut sites with iodine. Plants are rarely susceptible to rust and powdery mildew.
Conclusion
Orange orchids will attract attention with their unusual color. With proper care, plants will be healthy and beautiful, and pests and diseases will be avoided.