Crab Clay genus Short sunshine flower , sunshine every day for 8 to 10 hours, and bloom in 2 to 3 months. In winter, you should place crab claw in a place with sufficient sunshine indoors and receive sunlight to promote differentiation of flower buds and turn the flower pots frequently.
The temperature drops, so the crab claw orchid should be moved to the sunny indoor area to avoid frost damage. The room temperature should be maintained at around 15°C. The temperature during the flowering period is better from 10℃ to 15℃. When the temperature is lower than 5℃ or higher than 20℃, it will affect the growth and flowering of the plant. During flowering, move the pot to the scattered light for maintenance.
Although crab claws like wet, because their rootstocks (such as cactus, triangular arrow ) like dryness, so when watering, you should master the principle of "not dry than wet, not dry than water, and water thoroughly when drying". Due to the low temperature in winter, watering should not be too much, usually once every 4 to 5 days.
The claws in the bud should be supplied with sufficient fertilizer and water nutrients, which is conducive to the formation of flower buds and the bright colors. Fertilization should be mainly phosphorus fertilizer , or fermented and rotten thin liquid fertilizer once every 7 to 10 days to promote the formation of more buds. You can also spray both sides of the leaves and buds with 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution.
The grafted crab claws grow vigorously. Generally, thin bamboo slices or lead wires are made into round brackets to support the drooping stem nodes, spreading into an umbrella shape around them, and cutting off the uneven stem nodes and diseased and insect branches to appropriately remove the buds that are too dense and too weak on the stem nodes.
