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Find out how to prune orchids of all types, and when to do your pruning to encourage fresh growth and more blooming.
Direct sunlight can scorch your new plants, but indirect sunlight is a must—receiving too little light will stunt their growth. Sons advises between 50 to 70 percent humidity.
However, the first houseplant I was ever able to keep alive for a respectably long time also happened to be one of the most notoriously stubborn: an orchid. It was unexpected and not without a ...
White mold affects a wide range of hosts and causes sclerotinia stem rot. It is known to infect 408 plant species. As a nonspecific plant pathogen, [3] diverse host range and ability to infect plants at any stage of growth makes white mold a very serious disease. The fungus can survive on infected tissues, in the soil, and on living plants.
The virus has not often been reported in wild orchid populations. [2] It can be found in a wide variety of orchid genera [3] but does not infect plants other than orchids. [2] Once an orchid is infected, the virus spreads throughout the infected plant in a number of weeks. [4] Control measures may include sanitizing pruning equipment between ...
Pecteilis radiata grows with small tubers, from which grasslike leaves emerge. Flower spikes, which can be up to 50 cm tall, produce 2-3 white flowers that bloom in late summer. [ 2 ] It is not to be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara , which is a North American species.
Orchid blooms drop off eventually from natural causes, of course, but if the flowers are falling off prematurely, there may be a problem. 1. Sudden Temperature Changes
Platanthera integrilabia, commonly called white fringeless orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to the Southeastern United States . [ 4 ] Its natural habitat is in boggy acidic seeps and flats, usually in partial open sunlight.