Crab claws has a strange posture, the fleshy stems and leaves are like the claws of crabs, but the flowers bloom are extremely beautiful and charming. Put a few pots at home, and you can enjoy the beautiful flowers from winter to spring, which is deeply loved by people.
From November to December, the crab claws at home will sprout on the branches and gradually bloom. During this period, if the environment is not suitable or the maintenance is not in place, the buds of the claw orchid will easily fall off. In terms of winter maintenance, three things must be avoided to effectively prevent the buds from falling.
1 The first thing to avoid: Not properly insulated
Many flower lovers who raise chakra claws have encountered this problem: the buds of chakra claws have grown very big, but they just can't be opened and have been hanging on the branches. After a long time, they fall off before they bloom. This situation occurs mainly because the insulation is not done properly.
If the buds of the crab claw orchid can open normally, the temperature is very important. The ambient temperature in winter is best controlled between 15 and 20 degrees, which is most suitable for flower buds to bloom. If the temperature is between 15 and 10 degrees, the buds can also be opened, but the speed will slow down a lot. Occasionally, a few buds will fall if they don’t open; if the temperature is below 10 degrees, it will be difficult to open the buds, and most buds will fall.
The temperature is too high and is not conducive to the flowering of Crab Clay. If the temperature is above 20 degrees, although the buds can open normally, the flower withering speed will accelerate, which will cause the flowering time to be too short, and the flower withered within two days of opening, affecting our viewing of flowers.
Therefore, after the crab claw orchid grows buds in winter, it is best to keep the indoor temperature between 15 and 20, which is most conducive to plant flowering. Some families have limited heating conditions, and at least they must be guaranteed to be above 10 degrees , otherwise there will be no flowers to enjoy.
avoid the second thing: the light is too weak
Crab claws belong to short sun flower , which means that the plants have relatively short sunshine time every day, and it is usually enough to dry for 4 to 6 hours. Although it takes a short time to bask in the sun, it has high requirements for light intensity. If the light is too weak, the claws cannot absorb enough ability, and the buds will fall due to lack of energy supply.
After the crawfish orchid grows buds, be sure to move the pot to a light position, such as placing it next to a south-facing window or balcony. Ensure that there are more than 4 hours of direct light every day to meet basic growth needs. Turn the direction of the flower pot every week so that every leaf can receive sunlight, so that the stems and leaves will not easily grow crooked and the overall plant shape will be more symmetrical.
avoid the third thing: continue to fertilize after flowering
When winter comes, buds will appear on the branches of the crab claw orchid. We see that applying some flower-promoting fertilizers in time in the future can indeed promote the development of flower buds. However, if the flower continues to use fertilizer after it opens, it will cause the flower buds to fall off.
Common flower-promoting fertilizers, such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate, Huaduoduo No. 2, etc., are fertilizers with higher phosphorus and potassium elements. This type of fertilizer mainly provides nutrition for the growth of flower buds and can be used during the development period when the flower buds have not yet opened. When the buds open, there is no need to supplement nutrition by fertilizing. Continuing to fertilize will cause soil overnutrition, put a burden on the root system, and cause buds to fall.
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