Cumbria - home care

Cumbria is the trade name of orchids, which resulted from the crossing of many orchids of the oncidium group. Such a hybrid was derived specifically for the cultivation of a refined flower at home. Hybrid orchids, included in this species, are many and differ in color and size. They are a plant with large flowers with spots of oval or fusiform form, with dark green broadly lanceolate leaves.

Uniting for this variety of hybrids is nursing. It is not at all difficult to keep cambrian in the home. Therefore, if you purchased this exotic flower, it is probably in confusion, not knowing how to care for cembra.

Temperature and lighting for cumplings

Despite the fact that the cumbria was crossed for habitation at home, the plant prefers cold temperatures. If you have the opportunity, put a pot of this beautiful flower on the balcony or in the garden in the summer - it grows well in the temperature range of 22-25 ° C. In winter it is better for a cumbria if the room has a temperature of 16-18 ° C.

Cumbria is better to determine the location on the west, east or northeast sill. The plant loves light, but it does not need direct, but scattered lighting, so that the leaves are not burned.

Watering and top dressing of cumbria

Concerning how to water cambrian, then it should be noted that this delicate flower loves moisture, but watering should be moderate. It should be carried out when the ground is completely dry: in the warm season, once a week, and in the cold - once every two weeks. In addition, the cumbrians are loved if they occasionally spray the soil or put a pot in a drip tray.

Fertilize the orchid should be during the growth of its sprouts twice a month.

Cumbria Orchid - transplant

To make a transplant the plant must be made infrequently. To do this, select a container for a size that is slightly higher than the previous capacity. The substrate is selected in a special way: with pieces of bark of different sizes and with moss-sphagnum.

Cumbria - flowering and multiplication

The appearance of beautiful flowers on an orchid can occur at any time of the year. If this long-awaited event occurs in the winter, we advise you to use additional lighting. This will help prevent the fall of the buds. However, many inexperienced growers complain that the cumbria does not bloom for a long time. There may be several reasons: insufficient lighting, too high room temperature, excessive watering. Try to transfer the pot to a cooler or better illuminated room. You can apply special tactics. In how to make flowers bloom, it is important to drastically reduce watering in the intensive period of growth and formation of pseudobulbs, from which stems and flowers appear.

There is a need for the cumbria in care after flowering: the stalk on which the bud was to be removed must be removed completely.

Like many plants in the Cumbrian orchid, reproduction is performed by dividing the bush into parts in such a way that at least three pseudobulbs remain on each "baby".

Cumbria: diseases and pests

These orchids can be susceptible to various pests. Among them, as a rule, whitefly, weevil, aphids, mites , etc. Treatment should be carried out by isolating the cembra from others to prevent infection of other indoor plants. On the leaves of the orchid, apply a soap solution. If this does not help, you will have to buy an insecticide in a specialized store.

If your plant has dark spots, reduce watering. In the event that the cumbria yellow leaves, pay attention to the intensity of the lighting. Perhaps the flower is exposed to direct sunlight.

If you follow all the recommendations regarding the cumbria, taking care of it at home, you will be rewarded with the magnificent flowering of this beautiful orchid.