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Pleione Formosan also known as the Tibetan orchid. In Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this: Pleione formosana. Pleione Formosan is one of the plants of the family called Orchidaceae, in Latin the name of this family will be: Orchidaceae.
Description of Playone Formosan
For the favorable development of this plant, it will be necessary to provide a partial shade light regime, while the air humidity should be kept at an average level. Regarding watering, moderate watering should be provided throughout the summer season. The life form of the Playone Formosan is a herbaceous plant.
It is recommended to grow this plant in rather cool conservatories. As for the maximum size in culture, the height of the Formosan playon can be about thirty centimeters.
Description of the features of the care and cultivation of Playone Formosan
For the favorable development of this plant, one should not forget about the regular transplantation: a transplant will be required at least once every two years. In this case, it is recommended to use pots of standard proportions, giving preference to plastic products. As for the composition of the land mixture, it will be necessary to combine sand, peat and turf soil in equal proportions. It is also recommended to add pieces of bark or any other baking powder to such a soil. The acidity of such soil should be slightly acidic.
It is important to remember that in indoor conditions it will be quite difficult to provide this plant with a cool content throughout the winter season. During the resting period, the optimum temperature should be approximately zero degrees. This dormant period begins in the month of October and lasts until February.
Reproduction of the Playone Formosan occurs through division, which should be performed only during the transplantation of this plant. Actually, the specific requirements of this culture include the need to be kept in cool, up to cold conditions during the winter period.
Decorative properties are endowed with amazingly beautiful leaves of the Playone Formosan. On each pseudobulk of this plant there is only one leaf, and such leaves in their shape will very much resemble the leaves of a lily of the valley.
The flowers of this plant can be colored both orange and pink, as well as cream. The flower of this plant is dressed in the classic forms of an orchid: in color it will be pink with a creamy lip, as well as orange spots in the throat. It should be noted that in the conditions of Western Europe, this plant is quite often grown in open field conditions. Particularly popular is the form called Pleione Limprichta: in Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this: Pleione limprichtii.
It should be noted that in the case when there is a delay in the growth of this plant or damage to its roots during transplantation, then very often curling of the leaves can also occur. Actually, it is for this reason that the assimilation process will be disrupted, after which there will be a decrease in the supply of nutrients that are in the pseudobulbs.
With regard to moisture, then throughout the entire period of the plant, this should be closely monitored. When the leaves of the plants die off, it is recommended to reduce watering, and the pseudobulbs should be kept very dry. After the formation of leaves until the month of August, it is important to water the Playone Formosa with ordinary flower fertilization every two to three weeks.
The peak of decorativeness of this plant occurs only during its flowering, which is usually not quite long.
