How to cultivate虎皮兰 (Tiger Skin Orchid)
A detailed introduction about how to cultivate Tiger Skin Orchid, including maintenance and precautions in the aspect of green plants and flowers. Let's get to know more about it together.
When it comes to Tiger Skin Orchid, gardening enthusiasts are certainly not unfamiliar with it. It is a very beautiful ornamental leaf plant with fresh and vibrant leaves, which is highly decorative when kept at home. However, recently many gardening enthusiasts have privately messaged that they can't cultivate their Tiger Skin Orchid well at home; it always looks wilted and not "spirited" at all. But don't worry, gardening friends, I'm here today to tell you how to maintain it to make your Tiger Skin Orchid "full of vitality"!
I. Appropriate lighting for maintenance
First, let's talk about the light requirements of Tiger Skin Orchid. It is relatively shade-tolerant, and the common potted Tiger Skin Orchid at home does not require much light, only needing sufficient light, or even scattered light, for normal growth.
Except in the hot summer, it is essential to avoid direct sunlight. Tiger Skin Orchid can receive more sunlight in other seasons. If it does not get sunlight for a long time, its leaves will become increasingly dull and lack vitality.
But all gardening enthusiasts must pay attention: before exposing Tiger Skin Orchid to the sun, give it an adaptation period. Don't place it in the sun all at once, as this can harm the plant. Therefore, we should first put it in a scattered light environment and then gradually adapt to sunlight.
How to cultivate Tiger Skin Orchid
II. Suitable soil for maintenance
Tiger Skin Orchid is very adaptable to soil and does not have strict soil requirements. However, it prefers loose sandy soil or humus soil. Since Tiger Skin Orchid is drought-tolerant, if it is potted, you can use fertile garden soil mixed with some coal slag and a little poultry manure as a base fertilizer, which will also make the Tiger Skin Orchid grow robustly.
III. Appropriate temperature for maintenance
Let's talk about the temperature requirements of Tiger Skin Orchid. It has good adaptability to temperature, but one point must be noted: in the cold winter, Tiger Skin Orchid must not be below 10 degrees Celsius for a long time, as temperatures below this can cause the base to rot and easily lead to the death of the whole plant.
IV. Maintain appropriate moisture
Watering Tiger Skin Orchid must be moderate. Gardening enthusiasts must master a mnemonic: better dry than wet. Tiger Skin Orchid can be watered a bit more in spring, as this is when it sprouts new buds. Also, in the summer heat, it is essential to keep the soil moist to prevent the plant from becoming too dry and dying.