Planting conditions of Dendrobium: Environmental requirements for planting Dendrobium

Introduction to Dendrobium

Dendrobium is also known as Xianhu Lanyun, Immortal Grass, Resurrection Grass, Purple Yingxian Plant, Chlorophytum, Forest Orchid, Forbidden Life, etc. It has bright colors and fragrant smell. It is known as one of the "four major ornamental foreign flowers". The types of Dendrobium include Dendrobium officinale, Huoshan Dendrobium, Nobile Dendrobium, Purple Skin Dendrobium, and Dysostigma Dendrobium.

Dendrobium planting conditions

Dendrobium likes a warm and humid environment, is not resistant to direct sunlight, and is suitable for growing in a semi-shaded and semi-sunny environment. The annual rainfall should be above 1,000 mm, the air humidity should be slightly higher, and the average temperature in January should be above 8 degrees.

Dendrobium has a wide adaptability to soil and fertilizer. Most wild varieties grow on loose, thick bark or trunks, and some also grow in rock cracks. The Huoshan Dendrobium grown in Huoshan County, Anhui Province has excellent quality. Since the Huoshan Dendrobium has very strict requirements for the growing environment, its output is extremely scarce.

The main production area of ​​Dendrobium is Huoshan County, Anhui Province. Other production areas are distributed in Taiwan, southern Hubei, Guangxi, Ruili, Yunnan, Tiantai, Zhejiang, Kunshan, Jiangsu and other places, and have reached a certain scale.

Dendrobium planting time

Dendrobium has strong adaptability to the environment and can be planted all year round, but the best planting season is from June to October each year, when new buds of Dendrobium will sprout quickly.

Benefits of Dendrobium cultivation

The total annual demand for Dendrobium is about 8,000 tons, sometimes up to 10,000 tons, and the annual demand is still increasing. Artificial cultivation of Dendrobium is just in its infancy. For the current market where supply exceeds demand, the prospects for artificial cultivation of Dendrobium are very good.