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All about Orchids: Orchids Care-Light,Light,Light !

All about Orchids

A practical guide to the home cultivation of most beautiful orchids

5/21/09

Orchids Care-Light,Light,Light !


Orchids Care-Light,Light,Light !

Light, light, light
Phalaenopsis orchid likes space on a bright, preferably on the east window. It is also suitable the west window, but be careful for a direct hot sun, which burns to the list. In winter the plant prefers moving to southern window, the same applies even if the windows overlap the curtains or the tree.
Appropriate temperature and humidity
Phalaenopsis orchid corresponding temperatures between 18 ° and 27 ° C. The optimal cultivation try night room temperature maintained at 18 ° and a day between 22 ° and 27 °. Temperatures above 30 ° can slow growth, while the cold night temperatures in the fall to promote the growth of stems.
Phalaenopsis orchids enjoy a moderate level of humidity. The ideal level of relative humidity ranges between 50 and 75%. In a heated room is best to place the plants in the tiny tray for moisture, filled with sand and water.
Use a fertilizer
Watering depends on the type of substrate mixtures that you use and the environment. Your orchid start watered about once a week. During the period of active growth of orchid use fertilizer.


Orchids Care-Light,Light,Light !

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