What are the maintenance methods of Paphiopedilum?

Planting soil requirements

When potting, you can use 2 parts of leaf mold and one part of peat or decomposed coarse sawdust. When potting, first put a layer of charcoal or broken brick and tile particles in the basin. The thickness of the layer must be kept at about 1/3 of the depth of the pot. Maintain good air permeability, water absorption and drainage capabilities to meet the growth requirements of plant roots.

Lighting requirements

Paphiopedilum is a shade-loving plant. When cultivating Paphiopedilum, corresponding shading measures are needed. During its growth process, the requirements for light are not exactly the same. Therefore, the management is relatively complicated. In early spring, semi-shade is best. In midsummer, it needs light in the morning and evening, and shade around noon. In winter, it must have sufficient sunlight. In rainy and snowy weather, artificial lighting is needed. In short, avoid direct sunlight.

Moisture Control

It has poor adaptability to changes in moisture and temperature. There needs to be sufficient water supply and high ambient humidity. During its growing period, the soil in the pot must be kept moist, and watered thoroughly when it is about 70% dry. In the hot and dry summer, you should frequently spray water on the plants and their surroundings to achieve the purpose of reducing temperature and increasing humidity.

During the plum rain and autumn rain seasons, water should be controlled appropriately, ventilation should be paid attention to, and temperature and humidity should be maintained. Water should not accumulate on the leaves for too long, as high air humidity can also cause fungal diseases. Special attention needs to be paid to air conditioning of the growing environment. Dry air and withering and falling leaves will directly affect flowering. It has no pseudobulbs and has poor drought resistance.

In late October , it needs to be moved to a sunny place indoors. Pay attention to watering in moderation and do not make the soil too moist. The sun is strong at noon and needs a little shade.

The humidity in the air is relatively high during the rainy season. In such a poorly ventilated well, Paphiopedilum is most likely to develop various diseases such as leaf spot and soft rot. It is necessary to spray Paphiopedilum with fungicides such as carbendazim regularly to prevent the occurrence of diseases such as leaf spot.