How to induce the flowering of crab claw orchid and how long is the flowering period?

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1. Flowering method

2. Flowering period length

If you want to promote flowering, you need to strictly control the breeding temperature. The optimal temperature is around 15-22℃, and the temperature should not be too high or too low. Also apply more fertilizer, usually with a weekly spray of potassium dihydrogen phosphate. It is necessary to ensure sufficient light and receive 5 hours of sunlight every day. In addition, its flowering period is generally about 3 months, and it will take longer if it is well maintained.

1. Flowering method

1. Temperature: When the crab claw orchid blooms, the temperature must be controlled within a suitable range. It is best to control it at around 15-22°C, with the temperature being lower or higher. need to be adjusted in time. If the temperature is too high, the growth rate will be slowed down and flowering will be difficult, while if the temperature is too low, the number of flowers will be reduced.

2. Nutrients: Normal flowering is It needs a lot of nutrient support, so if you want to promote flowering, you need to apply more fertilizer. When it is budding, spray some potassium dihydrogen phosphate on the plant every week.

3. Light: It grows in the dark It is difficult to bloom when grown locally. Therefore, during the flowering period, it needs to receive about 5 hours of light every day to ensure that the plant receives enough light so that it will bloom normally.

2. The duration of the flowering period

Under normal circumstances, its flowering period will last three months. It usually blooms from October in autumn and winter, and will bloom almost until the third month. Around February of the second spring. If the temperature is controlled within a reasonable range and the flowering period maintenance methods are mastered, its flowering period may be extended to half a year, or even longer.

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