Good afternoon, my reader. Blue and blue orchids are rare and very beautiful flowers. They appeared not so long ago, but have already received universal recognition. However, many are worried about the question - did these colors come out in nature or were they helped by a person?
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The nuances of orchid colors
Happy owners of bright blue and blue orchids regret to notice that the subsequent buds lose their color intensity, eventually becoming completely white. Why it happens? The secret is simple - flowers are specially dyed with chemical dyes, which are weathered and removed from the plant. Some flower shops indicate on their labels that only the first flowers will be bright blue. Therefore, they are most often purchased for decor, bouquets and photo shoots.
When the world saw blue orchids
For the first time, the public was able to appreciate such flowers in 2011 at the exhibition of tropical plants in Florida. Presented by their Silver Vase growing farm from South Florida. Three months later, the Netherlands had their own blue orchids, which were first shown at the FloraHolland flower contest.
Honest producers do not hide the fact that the coloring of orchids is artificial. Staining is carried out using a safe technology, but details and nuances were not disclosed. It is known that breeders place flowers in natural conditions, only natural ingredients are added to the dye, so the flowers do not suffer and remain environmentally friendly.
So it can be argued that the blue color of orchids is not a selection, not a hybrid production, but an interesting move by flower marketers.
How to care for blue orchids
IMPORTANT! Do not try to paint orchids at home and do not buy them in stores. For coloring, ink is most often used, which is injected into buds, stems and leaves. This definitely harms the plant and leads to death if the dye is not washed out in time. And it's not a fact that it can help.
If you bought the correct blue orchid, then follow these points:
- Do not rush to replant the plant from the pot, it may not survive the stress. If you were planning to plant it in the ground, carefully pull the plant straight out of the pot with the soil and transplant it like that.
- If you noticed that the buds are drying and not blooming, first of all, remove the entire peduncle.
- Rinse the roots with warm water.
- Treat the sections with ash.
- Change to orchid-specific soil.
Japanese orchids
In 2013, professional Japanese gardeners created a transgenic blue orchid. She came from the white Aphrodite and Comellina, the genes of the latter were able to be introduced into the white phalaenopsis. That is, this plant does not need to be painted. It is available to a very limited circle of gardeners around the world.
Will you see blue orchids in nature?
Immediately forced to upset, it is blue and blue orchids that do not exist. But there are other species of the orchid family, for example Wanda. This flower is very moody, but blooms with insanely beautiful flowers of a deep blue hue.
Another example of a blue orchid is the Cattleya. It is unpretentious, the color range of inflorescences is large, there are also blue specimens.
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