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Do you also like to keep a pot of dancing - like Phalaenopsis at home? But when you bought it with great anticipation, you suddenly found that its leaves had lost their original luster. At this time, have you ever been puzzled and wondered if there was something wrong with your way of maintenance?
As an outstanding member of the orchid family, the root system of Phalaenopsis is different from that of other orchids. The root system of Phalaenopsis belongs to the fleshy root system, so the roots have extremely high requirements for water and permeability. Once you use ordinary garden soil for maintenance, it may become sticky or water - logged, which can easily lead to the situation where the roots of Phalaenopsis cannot breathe and directly rot.
Therefore, when many flower - lovers buy Phalaenopsis in the market, they should not habitually use ordinary soil or garden soil as its soil. You need to use a soil medium with strong air permeability and good permeability. Here, I recommend the soil substrates often used by flower farmers, such as sphagnum moss, coir pith, perlite, etc. Such substrates have the characteristics of looseness, air permeability and good drainage, so they can better meet the needs of the roots of Phalaenopsis for breathing and water absorption and avoid the occurrence of water - logging.
In addition, apart from choosing the correct substrate, you also need to pay attention when watering Phalaenopsis. Although it likes a humid environment, this does not mean that you need to water it every day. When watering, you should follow the principle of "water when the soil is dry and stop when it's wet", and avoid watering directly on the top of the Phalaenopsis flowers, because this can easily damage the flowers and cause leaf rot. You should slowly pour water along the edge of the flowerpot until the surface of the substrate is slightly wet.
Of course, when growing flowers and plants, in addition to providing the correct soil substrate, you also need to pay attention to the details of daily maintenance such as temperature, light, and fertilization. Only by doing well in all these aspects can you create a good environment for Phalaenopsis and avoid problems such as the loss of luster of its leaves.