Crabapple Orchid and Cactus Finger are not the same plant.

Crabapple orchid and cactus finger these two plants belong to the same cactus family of flowers, the appearance is very similar, easy to confuse. Can be distinguished from the following points:

1, stem and leaves. Crab claw orchid stem and leaf edge with reddish halo, both edges have sharp coarse serration, like crab claws. Fairy finger stem edge without red halo, and serration is not obvious, such as human fingers.

2, flowers. Crabapple natural flowering period for November to December, the natural flowering period of the cactus finger for February to March.

The first one above is a picture of Crabapple Orchid and the second one is a picture of Fairy Finger.

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Precautions for Raising Fairy Fingers

Fairy Fingers like warmth, the growth of the appropriate temperature of 15?25 ℃ is not cold hardy, the overwintering temperature of 51 or more for the better. Triangular column of higher temperature requirements, the optimal temperature for growth of 25 ~ 37 ℃, the temperature exceeds 30 ℃ will enter the semi-dormant period.

Prefer semi-shade, avoid strong direct sunlight. Too much light will make the plant become yellow, stem and leaves shriveled. 5~September should be shade, the rest of the time need sufficient sunlight. The formation and development of flower buds require 12?14 hours of continuous darkness per day. Flower bud differentiation and pregnant buds, the night can not have too bright light, otherwise it will affect the pregnant buds and flowers.

The more drought-tolerant, avoiding wet and flooded. Spring and fall growth period should be fully supplied with water, keep the potting soil moist. But should not be overwatered, otherwise it is easy to lead to miscellaneous plants rotten roots. Flowering potting soil requires moist and dry, watering too much potting soil is too wet, there will be buds withered and fall off. Dormant period after flowering and summer semi-dormant period, should pay attention to control watering, and to prevent rain, watering or summer rain, will lead to plant root rot.

When the sky is clear and the air is dry, you should often spray foliar water on the plant. In summer, you should also spray water on the surrounding environment to warm the air and reduce acidity. It does not like big fertilizer. However, due to the large amount of buds and flowers, it needs to consume a lot of nutrients, so it is necessary to give enough nutrients in order to normal flowering.

Spring combined with turning pots for a cut, thinning over-dense branches,? and shrink the branches left behind. Cut off the front end of the knot leafy stems, can facilitate the growth? After the leaves and strengthen the growth potential of the plant. After the buds are present, if there are too many buds, they should be thinned, usually leaving 1 bud per leafy stem.

Turning over the pot once every 2 years, turning over the pot should be combined with pruning after flowering to sprouting before growth. Prefer well-drained, well-ventilated fertile soil, the substrate can be prepared with humus, peat soil, huller's ash and other materials.

In the summer dry and hot and not ventilated, prone to red spider damage, resulting in weak plant growth, stem nodes off, should pay attention to the prevention and control. In addition, there are rot disease, leaf blight and mesquite and other pests and diseases.

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