An epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with 24 inch long , linear leaves and ovoid pseudobulbs . Arching racemes bring on the fragrant flowers in former winter . Use epiphytic orchid potting mixing . Requires lustrous filter light and good ventilation in summer , full light in winter . Allow to dry out in wintertime .
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Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is found in most soils and enters the works through the root or the stem at dirt level . Prevention and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you suspect Rhizoctonia may be your problem , fall tearing . If a plant is too far die ( all the leaves from the bottom up are wilted ) , take away it . If your works is in a container , discard the grease too . Wash the sess with a 1 part bleach to 9 parts H2O solution . Fungicides can be used , according to label directions . confer a pro for a legal testimonial of what fungicide to practice . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare small , 8 legged , wanderer - similar creatures which thrive in live , teetotal conditions ( like het household ) . Spider mites feed with pierce rima oris parts , which cause plant to appear yellow and stippled . foliage drop and plant death can go on with gravid infestations . wanderer mites can multiply cursorily , as a female can lay up to 200 eggs in a biography span of 30 days . They also raise a web which can cover infested leaves and flowers .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and remove infested plants . Dry melodic line seems to decline the job , so verify plants are on a regular basis water , specially those prefer high humidness such as tropicals , citrus , or tomato plant . Always check Modern plant prior to take them home from the garden center or greenhouse . Take vantage of rude enemy such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommend by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label direction . Concentrate your efforts on the underside of the leaves as that is where spider speck generally experience . Diseases : Bulb RotImproperly stored incandescent lamp , or bulbs that are too tight in their dormant stage ( usually summer ) , will be susceptible to fungal diseases that cause them to moulder . To forestall this , store bulbs right when out of the earth . avert implant bulbs in ill drained grime . Fusarium bulb rotcan be a serious problem which attacks both the growing flora and stored medulla . Usually introduced by an infected medulla , corm , soil , or even tools , the fungus enters the flora through an abrasion in the tissue . This problem is worse in warm climate where temperature rarely drop into the freezing mountain chain and can persist in soil that abide 60 to 70 degrees Farenheit . Prevention and Control : corrupt bulb that are firm , not mushy . obviate planting newfangled bulbs in areas where the disease has been present . Unfortunately , there is no treatment for Fusarium bulb putrefaction . Remove all infected bulbs and soil in the contiguous area . cuss : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - white , soft - corporate insect that produce a waxy powdery covering . They have pierce / sucking mouth component part that take up the sap out of flora tissue . Mealybugsoften look like small pieces of cotton wool and they be given to congregate where leaves and halt branch . They assault a wide range of plants . The young tend to move around until they get hold a suitable feeding spot , then they hang out in colonies and provender . mealybug can weaken a plant lead to yellowed foliage and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet substance call honeydew ( coveted by pismire ) which can lead to an unattractive black-market surface fungal growth called pitchy mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate overrun works from those that are not . look up your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension function in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical testimonial . Encourage natural foeman such as lady beetles in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy glitch . pestilence : Scale InsectsScales are dirt ball , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and outdoor . immature scale creeping until they find a good feeding site . The adult female person then lose their leg and remain on a spot protect by its backbreaking shell layer . They seem as blow , often on the lower sides of leave-taking . They have pierce rima oris parts that go down on the sap out of plant tissue . scale of measurement can weaken a works leading to yellow foliation and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet marrow call honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can lead to an unattractive black-market surface fungal growth called jet mould .
Prevention and Control : Once shew they are hard to assure . Isolate invade plants away from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal good word regarding their ascendency . advance natural foeman such as parasitic white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden .
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Prevention and Control : Keep computer virus carriers such as aphid , leafhoppers , and thrips under dominance . These plant alimentation insects spread viruses . virus can also be introduced by septic pollen or through plant openings ( as when pruning ) . Begin bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . New plant life should be checked , as well as instrument and survive plants . apply only demonstrate seed that is deemed disease - free . Plant only resistant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotate crop , not planting closely related industrial plant in the same expanse every class .
