Cutting propagation method of Dendrobium tiangongensis

Cutting propagation time of Dendrobium tiangongensis

The best time for cutting propagation of Dendrobium tiangong is in spring and summer after the flowering period ends.

Selection of cuttings for Dendrobium tiangongensis

It is best to cut the full pseudobulbs for planting after the flowering period is over. If the pseudobulbs grown last year have not been pruned off and adventitious buds have grown, the adventitious buds can also be used as cuttings.

Cutting propagation method of Dendrobium tiangongensis

When planting on a board, choose a snakewood board that has been fully soaked in water or a pressed coconut fiber board, then spread a small amount of sphagnum moss on the board, cut the cuttings into appropriate lengths on the sphagnum moss, and then fix the cuttings with cotton thread.

After it is done, place it in a well-lit and ventilated place, and be sure to keep the board moist. After new shoots grow or roots take root, you can move it to a well-lit place and apply thin fertilizer to promote growth.

After the adventitious buds sprout and grow roots, keep the boards moist and apply fertilizer water once a month before autumn to promote the fullness and hypertrophy of the new bulbs. Start saving water after autumn. After flowering the following year, wait until new buds grow and become strong, then cut off the flowered bulbs to keep the plants ventilated.