In nature, orchids multiply by the seed method and lateral layers.
At home, dormant buds are awakened to produce processes on indoor plants. The growth and development of children can take more than a month.
From the article you will learn how the sleeping buds of an orchid look and what role do they play in the life of a flower? Is it possible to awaken a kidney and how to do it correctly?
Also consider the possible difficulties encountered when using special tools to awaken the sleeping orchid buds.
What is it and how do they look?
Orchids belong to monopodial plants - vegetation occurs at one point. In the process of reproduction from meristem in exotic plants shoots are formed - this is sleeping buds. They are located between the leaves on the stems or at the very bottom of the floral arrow.
Kidney tucked under thick scales. Their number is affected by the length of the peduncle - on average, there are 3-4 buds. Each of which sooner or later can go to growth, forming a baby or lateral peduncle.
Role in the life of orchids
At home Orchids are used for propagation dormant buds on the peduncles..
The growing season of indoor orchids occurs through one growth point. This is how a new flower or leaf is conceived. Sleeping buds play an important role in the breeding process, they can give a new flower spike or a baby.
Is it possible and necessary to awaken them?
Appeared kidney, which in the process of development is frozen is called sleeping.
The process of breeding indoor orchids consists of getting babies from a sleeping kidney. For some varieties, such as phalaenopsis, wanda is the only way to produce offspring. In the wild, buds wake up when the rainy season begins..
Exotic flower accumulates moisture, absorbs nutrients and gains strength to create offspring. In order for the kidneys to awaken at home it is necessary to create the same microclimate.
Step-by-step instructions on how to wake
- The first thing you need to create conditions close to natural. Reduce lighting - remove the pot from the window sill or pritenit window.
- Provide a temperature not lower than 27 degrees during the day, + 15-17 ° C at night and air humidity of about 60%. To do this, regularly spray the plant or place it on a pallet with wet pebbles.
- Feed orchid fertilizer with a high level of nitrogen. Carry out the procedure with every second irrigation.
What to smear?
If the creation of optimal conditions did not produce results, then use artificial stimulation of the kidneys. This technology is based on the use of modern drugs, such as cytokinin paste. It is based on phytohormones, which provoke active cell division.
How to apply paste?
The most favorable period for using pasta is the time of awakening of the orchid, i.e. the end of winter is the beginning of spring.
- Before starting the procedure it is necessary to disinfect the instruments.
- Only after that we cut off the flower stalk that is not blooming, namely the part on which the buds were attached.
- Cut a couple of centimeters above the sleeping kidney. The cut is disinfected with ground cinnamon.
- Then, with a sharp knife, gently pry and remove the top flake.
- Lower the green kidney with a needle or toothpick and evenly treat with cytokinin paste.
Avoid spraying pasta on leaves or roots. blooming perennial - it can cause it to wilt.
What to expect and when?
At the site of escape where the ointment is applied, the stepson or peduncle will emerge. After about 10-14 days.
Will the baby grow up - it will be clear only in a couple of months. It all depends on the variety of indoor plants and the conditions for the care of the flower.
With the advent of new shoots, exotic culture requires increased nutrition, feeding, and accommodation in a warm and bright place.
Watch a video about the awakening of a sleeping orchid bud:
Possible problems and difficulties
Awakening with the help of stimulants in most cases gives a positive result. But the use of the drug is not always possible.
It is not recommended to use the ointment if the orchid has recently been transplanted, if the flowering period lasts, if the plant is infected with infectious diseases or harmful parasites, if the culture is very young - up to 2 years.
Flower growers note that after application of cytokinin paste, the development of the root system is markedly reduced. Therefore, if the stimulation process is carried out in the autumn-winter period, with insufficient light, then in order to achieve the result, the kidneys will have to be processed a couple more times.
If you overdo it with the application of ointment, then a whole bunch can form from one bud. In this case, it is necessary to leave the strongest sprout, and immediately remove the rest. Otherwise, the whole bunch may simply fall off.
Even the observance of a certain microclimate does not guarantee the flowering, and even more so the reproduction of the orchid. The awakening of sleeping buds, the formation of stepsons and regular flowering are stimulated by easy-to-use cytokinin paste.
