The best time to share a cymbidium
The best time to divide the orchid is when you need to repot the plant. You can take this opportunity to sever bulbs. Then you usually don't even need a larger pot for the mother plant.
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The Cymbidium is repotted immediately after the flowering period in spring.
The plant must not be too small
- Repot the Cymbidium
- Rinse off old substrate
- Share the root
- Put in prepared pots
- water well
A cymbidium that you want to share cannot be too small. Take them out of the pot and rinse off the substrate. Check to see if parts of the roots are rotten or soft. These are immediately separated and disposed of.
When the cymbidium is big enough, cut off a few bulbs. At least three bulbs must remain on the mother plant in order not to weaken the plant too much. In addition, there must be sufficient roots on each section.
How to divide the orchid
Use a sharp knife to split. In the case of very large specimens, you often come without them saw not further.
Before use, clean the cutting edges thoroughly to avoid transferring germs from other plants.
Continue to care for young plants
Prepare pots for the young plants. Like all orchids, the Cymbidium prefers a rather narrow pot. the Earth must be well permeable to water so that the bulbs do not rot.
Put the pieces in the substrate and water them well. Rinse the cymbidiums with plenty of water for several weeks. But avoid waterlogging by pouring off excess water.
After about five weeks, the young cymbidiums will have grown to the point where you can continue to care for them like adult plants.
Tips
Like most orchids, a Cymbidium does not tolerate waterlogging. Create a drainage in the bottom of the pot. Commercially available substrates are suitable as a substrate Orchid soil or a mix that you choose from Compost soil, Make sphagnum and coconut fibers yourself.
