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How to Grow and Care for Boat orchid

Boat orchid

Boat orchid requires bright, indirect light and high humidity for optimal growth. Special care points include maintaining cooler temperatures during the night and ensuring excellent drainage to prevent root rot. Regular feeding during the growing season is also critical for blooming success.

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Watering schedule: Every week

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Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

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Planting and Growing Boat orchid

Care DifficultyModerate
LifespanPerennial
Watering ScheduleEvery week
Sunlight RequirementsPartial sun
Soil TypeOrchid Potting Mix
Soil pH5.5-6.5
Hardiness Zones
8-10
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Types of Boat orchid
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Noble orchid

The noble orchid is an evergreen orchid found in subtropical areas of East Asia. It is also known as the 'scholar's orchid' because Confucius initially documented its species. This plant is quite easy to grow and maintain, and it is trendy among plant growers due to the pleasant aroma that its blossoms emit.

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Hooker's cymbidium

Hooker's cymbidium is an orchid native to Asia that grows on trees in wet, dark woodlands or on steep banks or rocks. The plant was given the name "hookerianum" to honor the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.

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Multi-flower orchid

The orchid species multi-flower orchid is found in Southern China, India, and Nepal. It was first described in 1896 by Robert Allen Rolfe, and it grows in many shrubby places and slopes. The flowers are yellowish-green, and it has a purplish red patch. It can tolerate various temperatures and a few degrees of frost, but below -3 ℃ can cause damage to the flowers.

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Chinese cymbidium

Chinese cymbidium (Cymbidium sinense) is a tropical orchid species native to southern China. Chinese cymbidium grows best in lowland humid forests in rich soils. This species is often grown as a houseplant in well-drained rich soil in pots.

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Ivory-colored cymbidium

Regarded as one of the most beautiful orchids, the ivory-colored cymbidium is, unfortunately, considered an endangered and threatened species. It is the parent of the first Cymbidium orchid hybrid and it's still being regularly used for hybridization. Besides its striking appearance, this orchid is known for the pleasant, lilac-like fragrance.

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