How to grow Phalaenopsis growing and care:
Recommend temperature 15C (62F) – 28C (82F), moist, change old soil, cork soil, bark or bark chip, transparent pot, pot in that will be fit (not too big) room temperature water, clean water (rain water)
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but really hard to start from seeds
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need to change the pots, better not to put it directly in big pot
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, spider mite
Pruning season:
After bloom
How to prune:
Old yellow leaves, after the bloom cut the stem 2 cm after the node
Size of the plant?
10-70 cm, 4-28 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year, but more in the autumn and the winter
General information about the flower
Flower color can be: purple, red, blue, pink, white, orange, yellow, black or green, the flower can be in more than one color it can be stripes, dots or shapeless
Scientific name:
Phalaenopsis
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Subtropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Leaf plant, Orchids, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Floristry, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: Black flower, Brown flowers, Green flower, Orange flower, Pink flower, Purple flower, Red flower, White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: