Zygopetalum Care & Culture | Flowering, watering & other little things

[@user-ic5xu4jh6z]

Hello💐! I love my Zygos, i keep them warm they grow like crazy and flower so heavily two or three times a year- actually i got 5 flower stems on my impasto blue! I use substrate based on pine bark, coconut soil fine, pine soil fine and fine cork i mix myself with other things. They like high humidity, i have a fan in my plant room so they love it ans bloom even in hot summer ar south winsow- my plant is more than double of yours, i bought in spring and repottet while in active growth, otherwise the roots can be very senstive if pottet, so i touch them not more as i must. My other Zygo start building buds now, the scent is amazing!

[@oneorchidaday]

Good to hear about your experience with zygos :)

[@valeria752]

Sou brasileira e moro em Portugal!!!! Adorei seu modo de ensinar.. faz mais vídeos em português por favor!!!

[@oneorchidaday]

Muito obrigada por assistir. Daqui a pouco tera um novo vídeo em português aqui e, gravei mais um sobre Zygopetalum, em português. :)

[@helenbenjafield7351]

Seramis makes a good alternative to other mediums&doesn't breakdown so readily,so less repotting&risk of breaking brittle roots.I've just found your channel,&it's very good,well done!

[@oneorchidaday]

I don't have experience with seramis but I do imagine is great for orchids. The roots can have plenty of air. Thank you for watching😍

[@user-ic5xu4jh6z]

I use saramis too for other orchid types but disadvatageous because after a longer time seramis gets inriched with salts. So if some orchid types are more sensitive to other types, i would not use it for them.

[@moniafavaro2619]

Such beautiful flowers 😍

[@oneorchidaday]

Thanks

[@YnseSchaap]

Fragrance is an understatement mine smells so strong it gives me a headache when I'm around it for too long. I killed at least a dozen before someone told me how to do it. I grow in a mix of Peat, Moss, Bark and Cocohusk and it always stays wet. I feed high and it get's a lot of light. Temperature and humidity is always constant, 20/22 degrees with 80 % humidity

[@oneorchidaday]

It gives me headache as well. I need to keep it away from me when it's in bloom :)

[@boonsongstewart5814]

Thanks for your informations it's vary helpful and very clear explain

[@oneorchidaday]

Thank you for watching :)

[@kathleenross7412]

Hi I have a Zygopetalum that is growing and I need to repot it I live in a climate where the summers get up to 95 degrees I dont know if I can use moss and bark and a clay pot i dont want to get root rot from the media staying to wet what is your advice

[@oneorchidaday]

Hi Kathleen, thanks for your question. My summer gets up to 95 degrees as well. Zygos love moisture around their roots, so my big one is potted in soil with perlite. I have one zygopetalum on moss only, and the roots are ok. I would add more moss than bark and water the pants when they are approaching dryness. I hope it makes sense :)

[@claudiathuleralves3654]

Muito sucesso, lindas flores ,parabéns pelo seu trabalho

[@oneorchidaday]

Claudia, muir obrigada pelo carinho. Hoje sai um video em português