🌳 Description:
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Phalaenopsis
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Home use: Orchid suitable for growing indoors, ideal as an ornamental houseplant thanks to its showy and long-lasting flowers
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Flowering: Abundant; it can bloom again several times a year under optimal conditions
🌞 Light exposure: Medium, indirect, and diffused light. Avoid direct sunlight, which can burn the leaves. Ideal near an east- or west-facing window, or a south-facing window shielded by a curtain.
🚿 Watering: Water when the growing medium is almost completely dry, generally every 7–10 days in summer and every 10–14 days in winter. It is preferable to immerse the pot for 10–15 minutes, then allow it to drain completely. Avoid water accumulation at the base of the plant.
🌡️ Minimum tolerable temperature and growing temperature: Grow in a warm-temperate range: ideal daytime temperature 22–28 °C, nighttime 16–20 °C. Minimum tolerable temperature: 15 °C for short periods. Avoid sudden temperature fluctuations and cold drafts.
🌱 Soil type and repotting: Recommended growing medium: pure sphagnum moss or bark mixed with perlite. Repot every 1–2 years, preferably after flowering, when the roots are abundantly growing out of the pot or the growing medium has deteriorated.
🌿 Fertilization: Fertilize every 2 weeks during the active growing season (spring-summer) with a balanced orchid fertilizer (e.g., 20-20-20) at half the recommended dose. In autumn-winter, reduce to once a month.
✂️ Pruning or other recommended horticultural treatments: After flowering, cut the flower spike just above a node to stimulate new branching, or at the base if the spike is completely spent. Remove dry or damaged leaves with sterilized tools. No rest period is necessary.
💧 Ambient humidity: Ideal humidity: 60–80%. In dry environments, mist the aerial roots (not the leaves) or place the pot on a tray with gravel and water. Always ensure good ventilation to prevent rot.
The dimensions are purely indicative and refer to an adult plant.
The plants may have a terminal flower spike.
Imperfect plants with possible leaf spots ⚠️
