Phragmipedium you know?

The Phragmipedium remains little known and yet! Originally from South America, it can bloom several times during the year and has a wonderful shoe-shaped flowers, such as "Slipper Orchids" came, they, of Southeast Asia, its colors are blazing up red, pink, and yellow to brown. But would it not well known because of the prohibition of harvest and sell it without going through the highest authorities, being protected by the Washington Convention? However, we are talking about in this particular case, as Phragmipedium botanical hybrids are quite accessible garden and culture is relatively simple. The temperatures will be about 20 to 25 ° C day and 13-15 ° C overnight. Although it is quite tolerant to temperatures slightly higher or lower. If you can find Phragmipedium botanical, know that they generally come from the mountain, and do not tolerate the hot weather. It is best to provide shade and ventilation to a maximum. For watering is simple: they love water, the more closer the better. Be careful not to drown the substrate, or to dry completely if you are afraid of overwatering. In fact, the salt found in the fertilizer would see its share of dry amplified by lack of water and damage permanently the leaf base. Like water, taking water from rain, but do not collect before 15 min of rain if you live in urban areas. Due to its frequency of watering, the substrate deteriorates extremely quickly, repot every year after flowering. To avoid repotting so often, there is a technique that offers all the moisture needed: hydroponics. Easy, just a pot hole higher than wide, place logs at the bottom of culture to place your roots at the center and fill to 3 / 4 bead culture again. You place your pot in a container wider than high this time and fill it from the 2-3 cm up through the top or reverse water in the pot first. Advantage: you repot as little as possible since you more gentle on the substrate that the coup was eliminated, and you can go on holiday alone.