Planting time is in autumn
For a lady's slipper orchid outdoors, choose a partially shaded location with humus, fresh, moist garden soil. The planting site should not come under direct sunlight at noon. Plant your favorite Cypripedium variety here in autumn. How to do it right:
- Work the earth into fine crumbs and use Lava granules(€ 14.00 at Amazon *) or Perlite(€ 39.50 at Amazon *) enrich
- Dig a 10 cm deep planting hole
- Spread out the root system in it flat, with the shoot buds facing up
- Cover the rhizomes with soil no more than 3 cm high and water
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Please do not press the soil down, just fill the planting hole loosely with the substrate.
Maintenance program for the field - a brief overview
The following care guides the noble Frauenschuh Orchid through the garden year in a vital and healthy way. Pay special attention to these measures:
- The soil should never dry out
- Use mainly soft water for watering
- One every 4 weeks from March to August Orchid fertilizer administer
- Do not take any pruning measures in the middle of the season
The above-ground parts of the plant begin to move in from August / September. Wait for this process as valuable nutrients are now being shifted into the roots. Only then do you cut the orchid close to the ground. Even though the plant can withstand frosty temperatures down to - 25 degrees Celsius, we still recommend covering the root disc with needles.
Tips
If you come across a wild lady's slipper orchid in the wild, respectful admiring and photography is allowed. The removal of wild species, however, is strictly forbidden, as the floral rarity is under nature protection. Anyone who digs up the plant in order to plant it in the garden will be disappointed. Even with the best care, the magnificent natural beauties are lost within a few days.
Share every 3-4 years
A regular division of the eyrie contributes significantly to the preservation of vitality and the ability to flower. Therefore, every 3 to 4 years, dig up the root network and rinse off the earth. Bend the rhizomes back and forth with your hands until they can be pulled apart into several segments. On the new Location put the root parts back into the earth immediately.