Do crab claw orchids have to be pruned after and how to prune crab claw orchids before the flowering

After pruning the crab claw orchid, it only takes 2 simple steps.

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Pruning method before crab claw orchid flowering:

Most of the crab claw orchids will bloom in the fall, and if you raise the crab claw orchid, it will grow leaves in the autumn and gradually come out of the flower buds. If one or two leaves start to bud out, it proves that the light is right now, the conditions are met, and it is time to go to a large area of flowering, at this time we need to prune the whole plant.

The principle of pruning is to cut off some new leaves that have just grown, cut off some broken leaves, and cut off some small leaves. And according to the crown width of the whole plant, the shape should be repaired appropriately, so that after the pruning is completed, as long as the conditions are right, all the leaves will bud.

And the rest of us are thick leaves, as long as the pruning ensures that the fertilizer and water keep up, he can grow at least two buds on a leaf, and when the time comes, it will be able to completely burst when it blooms, and the flowers will be more weekly, and there will be no falling buds.

Crab claw orchid is a very common ornamental plant, a plant of the cactus family, which has beautiful flowering, a long flowering period, and is relatively easy to cultivate. In the cultivation process of crab claw orchid, pruning is very important, which is directly related to the growth condition and overall effect of crab claw orchid. In the process of crab claw orchid growth, it is necessary to prune in time, and pay more attention to the observation of the plant during maintenance.

Cut off the excess prottids on the stem segments (sometimes because of excessive nutrition, a lot of new proglottids will grow on a stem segment, affecting growth), generally cut off a few relatively bad stem segments, and properly cut off 1-2 stem segments, do not have to cut too much.

In the bud stage of crab claw orchid, many flower buds will grow on some stem segments, and a few are removed in an appropriate amount, otherwise the nutrients will be affected, and the weak flower buds are generally cut off. This allows the flowers to be in harmony with the size of the flowers during the flowering period and to bloom more vigorously.

Generally, crab claw orchids that have been cultivated for 3-5 years should be pruned once to remove aging lesions and stem proglottids that are not in good growth state. Pruning can make the newly grown stem proglottids have enough space to grow, which is conducive to the overall growth of the crab claw orchid.

Prune the flowers and leaves, if the leaves wilt, all the serious atrophy is pinched off, and only the flowers that have bloomed are pinched off without wilting; Prune the branches, cut off the old and sick branches from the roots, and cut the long and redundant branches from half of the length. Post-shear maintenance: water and fertilizer management, apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once every 7 10 days, insert a small stick into the soil 2cm deep when watering, keep it dry and then water; Light temperature, cured under scattered light, growth temperature of 15 25.

1. Prune the flowers and leaves Crab claw orchids need to be pruned in time after the flowering period, if the leaves wilt after the flowers, you need to pinch off all the serious atrophy, leaving only relatively healthy leaves, so that the leaves can recover as soon as possible, so as not to affect the next flowering. There is also a situation where the leaves grow vigorously after the flowers are gone, and they do not wilt, so you only need to pinch off the leaves that have bloomed.

2. Prune the branches After the crab claw orchid is gone, the branches also need to be pruned, and the diseased branches, weak branches and old branches are cut off from the roots, and about 2cm is retained to dry up naturally, so as to prevent the wound from being too large and infected with bacteria. Branches in long and redundant locations are cut short by half or one-third to reduce nutrient consumption and increase ventilation between branches.

Curing after shearing1. Water and fertilizer management

After pruning, apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer to promote growth, once every 7 10 days, add a large amount of water to dilute when fertilizing to prevent the concentration from being too high and burning the roots. When watering, you need to observe the soil, insert a small stick into 2cm deep and pull it out, if it is kept dry before watering, you can promote flowering again after 25 days.

2. Light temperature

After pruning, crab claw orchids need to be kept in a ventilated place with warm scattered light to reduce the possibility of bacterial infection. The suitable growth temperature is 15 25, and the temperature can not be higher than 28 during maintenance, to prevent the high temperature environment, enter the dormant period in advance, and it is recommended to breed indoors in winter, the temperature is too low, and the budding time will be accelerated.

Hello, maintenance is best placed on a sunny and soft windowsill maintenance. Crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, which likes scattered light and avoids scorching sun; Likes moisture, but is afraid of waterlogging. Avoid scorching sun and rain in summer, and warm and sunny in winter.

The suitable temperature of crab claw orchid during the growth period is 18 23, and the flowering temperature is 10 15, not more than 25, so as to maintain 15 is the best, and the winter temperature is not less than 10. Crab claw orchid is a short-day plant, so it can only produce buds and bloom under short-day conditions. (Short-day plants are plants that need to bloom in autumn and winter.)

After flowering every year, crab claw orchid can be properly pruned and compound fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer can be applied once every half month, which is very beneficial for flowering in the next year. In addition, you can put some base fertilizer such as bone meal or phosphate fertilizer when changing the flowering soil, which will also promote more new shoots and more flowering.

1. Pruning in the late flowering stage: In the later flowering stage of the crab claw orchid, if you want to prolong the flowering time appropriately, you need to prune off some residual flowers at this time. When pruning, 2-3 stem nodes under the flowers should also be cut off.

2. Pruning after flowering: After it blooms, the withered flowers on the plant should be cut off to avoid excessive loss of nutrients. Some branches that are too dense, old and infested by pests and diseases can also be pruned off at this time.

3. Autumn pruning: This is the time when it grows more luxuriantly, mainly to promote its flowering. At this time, the weaker and thinner leaves should be pruned off, and the buds that are not growing well and too dense should be pruned properly during pregnancy.

After pruning, care should be taken not to allow the cut to come into contact with water, and ventilation should be strengthened. If the environment is too hot after pruning, the position of the cut is very easy to get rotten.

Crab claw orchid is suitable for pruning in spring and autumn every year, pruning in spring to cut off diseased branches, old dead branches and weak branches, in order to prevent unnecessary nutrient consumption, affect the growth of plants, and in autumn pruning, the dense branches and long branches on the crab claw orchid should be thinned to improve the air permeability and light transmission between the branches, and speed up the growth of flowers.

1. Spring pruning

When pruning crab claw orchid in spring, it is necessary to cut off the branches with diseases and pests on the plant to make it in a healthy growth state, and at the same time cut off the old, dead and weak branches on the crab claw orchid to avoid unnecessary nutrient consumption and affect the growth of new branches of the plant.

2. Autumn pruning

When pruning the crab claw orchid in autumn, the dense branches on the plant should be cut off to prevent the branches from being too dense, resulting in diseases and pests of the crab claw orchid, and at the same time, the long branches on the plant should be truncated, so that 1-2 nodes are retained on each branch to promote the growth and development of flower buds.

3. Prune after flowering

After the flowers of the crab claw orchid wither, it is necessary to remove the residual flowers in time, and prune off about 2 sections of the stem nodes under the flowers, so as to promote the growth of the plant more vigorously in the coming year.

4. Supplement nutrients

After pruning the crab claw orchid, it is necessary to apply a well-rotted organic liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer with high nutrient content to improve the fertility in the soil and promote the growth of the plant.

Pruning the residual flowers after the flowering in spring, only 1 2 when there are more than 4 5 new branches on the proglottids during the growth period, 3 5-year-old crab claw orchids need to be supported and pruned with stem nodes to facilitate photosynthesis, and overly large crab claw orchids (more than 50 cm) need to be cut off from over-dense and aging branches. Pruning is done on sunny days, but not in summer.

After the spring flowers are gone, the residual flowers should be removed in time, and the 3 or 4 stem nodes under the flowers should be cut short, and the aging stems should be thinned to facilitate ventilation and later maintenance.

Crab claw orchid grows rapidly, and in the process of cultivation, sometimes 4 5 new branches will grow on a proglottid, which should be pruned in time to leave 1 2. Of course, if there are many thin buds on the stem node, some should also be removed, so that the flower size can be consistent and the flower will bloom vigorously.

1. Pruning during the growth period: The growth ability of crab claw orchid is very strong, so there will be a lot of leaves on the plant, and the thicker leaves should be cut off, if not pruned, it will affect the growth and appearance.

2. Pruning at the budding stage: When it grows flower buds, if the flower buds grow more, it needs to be properly pruned off a part, otherwise it will consume nutrients and not bloom.

3. Pruning after flowering: pruning should be done in time after the plant blooms, and the residual flowers that bloom and fail should be cut off in time, and the flowering stem nodes should also be cut off 2-3 sections. In addition, if you find a dry and yellowed leaf, you need to cut it off immediately.

Some netizens asked: At the turn of spring and summer in Guangzhou, crab claw orchids have grown a lot of new shoots, how should they be pruned? The following is my reply.

At present, it is also in the stage of vigorous growth of crab claw orchid, and it is very normal to grow new sprouts, from the ** given by the subject, your crab claw orchid is a little too vigorous, and there are too many sprouts, which can only mean that your management is too good: there may be some overnutrition.

A little advice for you: don't overwater and control nitrogen fertilizer.

It can be clearly seen from ** that many crab claw orchids have more than one stem node in the stem node, at this time it is necessary to cut off the excess stem node, like in Figure 2, a stem node part has given birth to four stem node sprouts, keep one, and the rest can be selected to remove. And like ** three, in fact, there is no need to prune, which is a relatively normal situation.

Crab claw orchid is overnourished, especially in the case of too much nitrogen fertilizer, there will be more sprouts, more than one sprout, seeing this situation means that it is necessary to control nutrition. The purpose of cutting off the sprouts is also to make the crab claw orchid grow better and avoid consuming too much nutrients from the plant.

Looking at the subject's **, the leaf density of crab claw orchid is slightly too dense, which will restrict photosynthesis and is not conducive to the formation of a reasonable plant type, therefore, when pruning new shoots, you can consider cutting off the overly dense stem nodes.

Reasonable pruning can not only promote flowering, but also play a role in prolonging the flowering period, many friends of the crab claw orchid has not bloomed may also be related to management, therefore, usually for the crab claw orchid fertilization and watering, plant pruning still has to bother. When the plant is sick and pested, the diseased stem nodes can be cut off to avoid infection. For the rest of the aspects such as length, it is still more appropriate, and the subject's crab claw orchid should be said to be very healthy.

Pruning of crab claw orchid after flowering:

After flowering, the crab claw orchid will enter a dormant period, that is, dormancy after flowering, because when it blooms, the crab claw orchid has consumed a lot of nutrients and vitality, and urgently needs to rest, so it needs to be dormant.

The main work that needs to be done to achieve the dormancy of the crab claw orchid is pruning, because at the time of flowering, the plant consumes a lot of nutrients, and the stem may become soft or even wrinkled, so it is necessary to prune off the remaining residual flowers first, and then prune the stem node part properly.

When pruning, cut off the thin wilted stems and the long and diseased stems, so that the nutrients can be concentrated, the stem nodes can grow better, and the plants can be ventilated and transmitted.

After some pruning, the plant will be more robust and better for the next flowering.

How to prune the crab claw orchid, remember this, it blooms more and more year by year, after the crab claw orchid blooms, break off its leaves wildly, so that it can bloom every year!