Every orchid lover will tell you that this is the most beautiful and expensive flower. But, in addition to this, he requires special care, and any grower wants to breed his favorite in order to get several new bushes.
Orchids can be propagated in several ways, and each of them is available at home. Consider how to plant orchids by dividing, grafting and using the "kids". And we will tell you a little how to grow an orchid from seeds.
How to plant orchids by division
This method is one of the simplest methods of reproduction, which is used for plants growing sympodially. The division method is suitable for plants such as cymbidium, cattleya, lelium, dendrobium, oncidium and so on. These flowers have several growth points, and each such bore gradually thickens and becomes a pseudobulb, which means that the plant can be propagated. But the main condition is the presence of several sprouts. The plant must be divided so that on each part of it there are 2-3 pseudobulbs. In this way, an orchid is best propagated in early spring. First you need to carefully remove the rhizome from the substrate and cut the flower into several parts with secateurs. Treat each slice with wood powder. In pre-prepared pots, plant all plant fragments, spray them daily and water from time to time. With the advent of new shoots, we can say that the orchid has taken root.
How to plant orchids by cuttings
This method should propagate plants with a monopodial form of growth. Such orchids include vanda, phalaenopsis, vanilla, brassavola, vandopsis, ascocentrum, angrekum, aeridis. These species do not have pseudobulbs; they have only one growth point. A lateral shoot or faded flower stalk is cut from the plant, then they need to be put on the surface of the soil. To do this, use plain sand or sphagnum moss. Then put everything in a greenhouse for rooting.
How to plant orchids using "kids"
"Kids" are side shoots that are themselves small plants. But this method of reproduction is available only to several species of dendrobium and phalaenopsis. And “babies” appear only on condition that the orchids are in a room with a sufficiently high temperature. You can stimulate the appearance of "children" in the plant, for this it should be fed with fertilizer with a high nitrogen content.
And when you notice the appearance of these shoots, begin to spray the orchid often with water. After the shoot has sprouted roots, it is carefully separated and planted in a separate pot, and a section on an old plant is treated with
charcoal powder
.How to grow an orchid from seeds
Of course, all of the above methods for propagating orchids are good, but in this way you get only the species you already have. But you want variety, in addition, the orchid is a great gift. Flowers from the bouquet will still fade, and your hostess will please the hostess for more than one year. Therefore, it is worth trying to grow orchids from seeds. Take a pot, fill it with chopped sphagnum, moisturize well and sow the seeds from above, you do not need to sprinkle them. Then put the pot in a greenhouse bag, the temperature should be 23-25º. As the surface dries, it should be sprayed with warm water. As soon as leaves appear on the seedlings, they are dived into a bowl with a mixture of chopped peat and moss. When four leaves appear on the plant, it should be transplanted into a separate pot.
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