Things Needed
Tip
Keep the territory around bamboo orchids constantly dampish . In drought , water them at least every three days or preferably if wilting occurs . Maintain a two to three column inch bed of organic mulch around these orchidaceous plant , quash an field a few column inch in diameter around the base of each works . fertilise bamboo orchids with a dull exit plant food every six to eight week . embed these orchidaceous plant outdoors in masses because they look their best in groups , and have better electrical resistance to wind and drought than when planted on an individual basis . develop bamboo orchidaceous plant in large pots or planters in field with frost in winter , for their sunny mid - winter blooms . Divide your orchidaceous plant flora every three to four yr by digging them up and then edit the root testis with a knifelike tongue into four to six inch wide piece . pause off the side shoots , which come forth just below the bloom , when their bases are more or less swollen , and then imbed them in damp sand to increase your supply . relish a fragrancy of long lasting , fragrant bamboo orchids . The cut flower will last up to five Day in piddle if the stems are at least ten in long .
Warning
Bamboo orchids are considered a pest works in the State of Hawaii were they hightail it cultivation in the 1940 ’s . ( See Reference 3 )
Bamboo orchids are terrestrial orchids with grasslike leaves that are native to Asia , India , and the western Pacific . They go for their showy , purple and bloodless , catteleya - alike flush on lanky stubble , from 8 inch to 6 feet improbable . These orchids answer to minimal care with a richness of nod efflorescence up to several time a year . In frost - detached areas , they can be grown twelvemonth around in the garden . They are easily grown in pot as well .
Step 1
take a place to found bamboo orchids outdoors in groups , in a spot that receives full to partial sun and is well protect from strong winding . Amend the soil so that it drains well , or practice a well - draining grease admixture in sess .
Step 2
Cut back the stems of the plant by half just before planting . If you are startle with a stock-still division , place it so the soil is just over the root pate , at the same level it was previously growing . If you are planting side shoot that do n’t have any roots yet , place them 1 column inch late in damp sand . Keep them moist and in the shade until Modern emergence appears .
Step 3
Tie the long base to stakes to prevent wind damage and to keep the flowering tips upright . For large plantings , you may opt to sequester the stem of the outer flora to low , metal garden fencing around the perimeter of the bed .
