Phalaenopsis orchid babies on a peduncle, trunk: how to grow and separate at home, plant from a cut stem or, if given a root, as well as a photo

Despite the exactingness of the representatives of the Orchid family, every year the number of their fans increases significantly. For its growth, an orchid requires compliance with conditions that are as close to natural as possible. Only in such a microclimate will an exotic beauty produce offspring. One of the methods of reproduction of orchids is reproduction by children.

Orchid babies (cakes) - small plants located on an adult specimen. They have their own leaves, stems and root systems. There is an opinion that this method of reproduction of orchids is extremely rare, and is associated with inexplicable phenomena. Often there is a belief that the emergence and growth of children can be stimulated at home, and every florist can cope with this.

All about the children of the phalaenopsis orchid: what they look like, planting and care

It is no secret that it is possible on the phalaenopsis peduncle raise "baby"... After the full flowering of the orchid, you should not immediately cut off the peduncle.

Flowering continues if from the "dormant" bud another peduncle grows (side). But sometimes, instead of a lateral peduncle, you can grow a baby or several processes.

If you keep the orchid under fluorescent lamps in order for it to have enough light, then on healthy peduncles can grow up to several children.

You can see the orchid babies from the trunk in the photo.

With the right lighting and nutrition, orchid babies grow healthy.

But for such a healthy flower, you still need proper lighting and nutrition... In order to raise a baby, an orchid takes a long time.

The baby is separated from the mother plant after about 6 months. Primarily in a small plant leaves grow.

After fully formed leaves in young phalaenopsis roots begin to grow... First of all, spherical neoplasms begin to form at the base of the baby.

But this is not enough to transplant a young plant from the "mother". In a young plant several roots must grow at least 4-6 cm long.

Conditions

Orchid lovers many times they ask the question, is it possible to breed it at home, and also what conditions are needed for this? With proper care and rooting of cuttings, the result will not be long in coming.

In order to speed up the result, you need to know the basic rules of plant care. First of all, it is necessary provide sunshine a placewhere the plant will be.

Important! Do not forget that the plant should not be in direct sunlight to avoid burns. Temperature control also affects the rooting of phalaenopsis baby cuttings. It is not recommended to fill the flower.

Requirements for the conditions for orchid reproduction:

Temperature conditions. In the summer season from + 210C to + 310C. In winter, + 160C - + 270C. There are critical deviations from + 130C to + 330C. It is undesirable to allow both a lower and an upper critical threshold;
Humidity. According to the standard, it should be equal to 50%. It is possible to spray and make an outdoor shower only if the temperature regime is violated.The flower "bath" is allowed only a few times a week. In winter, water procedures for the plant are contraindicated;
Recommended short rest between flowering;
Most often the process flowering can be observed in winter or spring... Sometimes there are phalaenopsis, which bloom all year round, taking a short break for rest. In order for the flower to bloom, it is necessary to adhere to a temperature regime of + 190C at night and + 270C during the day;
Indirect illumination. In order for the plant to bloom in the winter, it is necessary to give it additional light.

Correct pruning

In order for the orchid to devote all its strength to growing new shoots, it is necessary cut off dried and withered parts.

If you cut the phalaenopsis during flowering, then you can ruin the flower. During peduncle formation the plant should not be disturbed generally.

Florists brought everything out two safe ways correct circumcision phalaenopsis peduncle:

It is necessary to shorten the peduncle 2 cm above the sleeping bud;
Leave a trimmed stump with a height of 3 - 3.5 cm.

Important! When cutting the peduncle on top of the dormant bud, you should be careful not to hurt the young stems. In this case, the phalaenopsis will have to spend additional energy on the development of new stems.

At home, the orchid should be cut garden pruner... It is not recommended to use scissors and a knife, as you can harm the plant.

Disinfect the instrument before pruning an orchid.

If hangnails remain on the orchid or leaves are damaged, then maybe develop an infectious disease.

Before starting the circumcision procedure, you should disinfect the prunerIt is best to do this with a solution of bleach, boiling water or alcohol.

At the end, the sections are treated with brilliant green, iodine, cinnamon or crushed activated carbon.

There are phalaenopsis with a hollow stem inside. During watering, water and an orchid flow there. may start to rot from the inside... In order to avoid such a situation, you need to close the slice beeswax.

How to stimulate the appearance of children

To get a new cake, a number of conditions are met:

After flowering is complete, the peduncle is carefully cut off at a height of 2 cm above the sleeping bud. In this case, sterile scissors or a special sharp knife are used.
Provide optimal lighting, expose the pot on a windowsill or balcony. Artificial lighting is arranged in winter.
The room temperature is set at 27 ° C-30 ° C. It is with this regime that dormant buds give growth to children. If the temperature is around 24 ° C, new flower stalks will grow from the buds.

In most cases, such actions give a good result, accelerate the formation of shoots on the branches. If the phalaenopsis baby has not grown, they resort to additional stimulation.

Germination with cytokine paste

Cytokine paste is a hormonal agent for stimulating plant growth. It is sold in many flower or farm shops. With the help of the drug, it is easy to get several children of the phalaenopsis orchid on one peduncle.

The peduncle is cut at a distance of 1.5-2 cm from the dormant bud.
With a sharp, sterile needle, a small scratch is made on the surface of the kidney. If necessary, remove dry scales.
Apply 1.5-2 g of paste (small pea size).
They put the pot in the light and in a warm place.

The bud awakens in 7-10 days, depending on the variety. In the same way, they stimulate the birth of new kidneys. To do this, a place is determined on the peduncle where a new bud will grow. Then they make a small scratch and smear it with a paste. After 2 weeks, the formation of a new kidney is observed, from which a cake will then appear.

The paste can only be used on healthy plants

They make sure that one peduncle does not give more than 3 processes, the buds do not grow from one point (the optimal distance between them is 5-6 cm). If the arrow has released more, it is better to carefully detach the weakest from the branch and discard. The plant is fed all this time, the condition of the soil and the temperature in the room are monitored.

Do not use the paste to resuscitate a dried plant. It is also contraindicated if the flowering vine is sluggish, sick, or attacked by pests. It is not recommended to apply it to young flowers and shoots, as well as to basal buds. If the home beauty has started up the arrows of new peduncles, it is already useless to carry out stimulation.

During the procedure, make sure that the paste does not get on the leaves, stems and roots.

Stimulation of the emergence of roots

Some orchid babies do not give roots, in such situations, plant lovers are interested in the question of how to deal with this problem.

First of all, it is necessary take sphagnum moss, strong thread and cling film.

In order for the moss to swell, it is necessary soak in water for 30 minutes.

We make a nest from the moss obtained, which is attached with a thread to the peduncle with the baby. You need to fix it so that it does not disintegrate.

In order for the orchid not to overturn and the baby from the peduncle does not break off, the "nest" from the moss can be additionally attach with a stick with clips.

To create greenhouse effect in a dry room, The moss nest is additionally wrapped with cling film.

Important! When wrapping with cling film, remember that the plant must be ventilated every day.

"Nest" from the moss is sprayed with water every day. To stimulate root growth, into the spray water added "Kornevin".

Growing the root system in a baby

Sometimes, for some reason, the root mass is missing on the baby of the orchid plant. In this case, you need to help the orchid with their build-up.

On the mother plant

If the baby is missing roots, but it is still growing on a peduncle, you can help the plant to grow them.

To do this, using an elastic band or thread, carefully we fix the sphagnum moss on the peduncle 3-4 cm below the child without roots... And as it dries, we moisten the moss. This increases the amount of moisture, and the roots will be forced to appear and stretch towards the wet moss.

Extension of roots with sphagnum moss.

IMPORTANT! Moss will dry out differently depending on the temperature in the room. In the summer, it can dry out within 24 hours. But when moisturizing it, one must remember that you should not spray on the baby, since rot may appear in her leaf sinuses.

After her separation

A separated baby can be put in a plastic or glass cup, at the bottom of which there will be moss... It should be constantly wet and this will help the baby to build up its root mass. If the room lacks moisture, then this the glass is placed in a transparent plastic bag.

Formation features

Orchid babies - this is not an oddity, but a fairly common phenomenon.

Do not follow immediately after flowering cut a peduncle... Over time, with proper nutrition and lighting, either a lateral peduncle grows out of it or a baby is formed.

On the development of a lateral baby it takes more than one month.

Exists three types of breeding orchids:

Children at the root;
Stem;
Children on a peduncle.

The most common type of reproduction by children is on the peduncle.

Reproduction by children at home is the most popular among orchid lovers. The bottom line is that kids on the orchid appear in different parts of it, between the leaves, on the trunks and on the peduncle.

Some sources say that the orchid gives offspring just before its death.On the one hand, this is true, but only in cases where baby is formed on the trunk... Such situations can be observed only in those cases when the top or trunk of the orchid dies.

With the formation of offspring on a dying plant, reproduction takes place due to division and the formation of new cells, and not from a dormant flower bud.

Not recommended use hormonal paste for artificially provoking the development of stem babies.

Even with the education of a little kid its further growth cannot be provoked hormonal paste, as it will not help.

Orchid stem offspring after her injury does not give roots. Such a plant should be fertilized and given the most usual care.

Such an orchid can even transplant into a large pot together with the baby. Phalaenopsis can even bloom with its offspring.

What it is?

Children are new formations on orchids that have leaves, an individual root system. The second name is keiki. Miniature plants can emerge from dormant buds on a peduncle, roots, or stem. If the orchid has produced its formed copy, then it is in ideal conditions and excellent condition. There are three ways that laymen can breed orchids:

seedlings;
root children;
cakes that emerged from the peduncle.

It is clear that babies are necessary for the reproduction of flowers. For a certain time, until full maturation, they are on the mother plant. And later, the baby is separated and transplanted into a new pot, thus, we get a new young specimen with the characteristic features of our favorite orchid variety.

Care

At home when caring for phalaenopsis watering, lighting, humidity, temperature and fertilization are very important:

Orchids are quite demanding on lighting. In summer, it is not recommended to put the orchid on the south-side windowsills to avoid overheating the plant and sunburn.
Apartment orchids not very demanding on humidity, unlike those plants that grow in nature. The plant should be "bathed" or watered only if the air temperature is very high, especially in summer. It is not recommended to place plant pots near heaters or over central heating radiators;
For phalaenopsis, temperature is very important. In the cold period of time (in winter), it is necessary to remove the plants from the windowsills and put them in a warmer place. Do not allow cold air to enter the plant;
Orchids don't need to be fertilized often, they take useful substances from sphagnum and decaying bark. In many specialty stores, you can find fertilizers for phalaenopsis, which must be purchased from time to time for the plant.

Important! If you purchase conventional fertilizers for all types of plants, then before using on an orchid, you must reduce the concentration by half. Before using fertilizer for an orchid, it must be watered. This is done so that the phalaenopsis root system does not get burned.

When is it better to choose this kind of method?

This method of reproduction of an orchid is used when, instead of a flower, one or more children appear on an orchid on a peduncle. They can be placed both at the end of the peduncle and in the center.

Before separating the child from the original plant, it is preferable to let her grow 3-4 leaves, at least 5 cm long. It is possible to help the child grow roots by creating the required conditions for her.

REFERENCE: More often, a baby can appear at the roots of an orchid. In this case, it is more difficult to separate it, since it is possible to damage the roots of the older plant. However, if everything is done correctly, then such a baby takes root and begins to grow very rapidly.

How to properly separate the offspring from the mother plant?

Exists a range of recommendations to separate the baby from the mother plant.

Recommendations:

It is necessary to trim the peduncle clean and sterilized scissors or a garden pruner. In this case, you need to leave a gap of 1.5 cm on the sides of the plant;
Slices must be sprinkled crushed activated carbon, cinnamon or iodine;
Slices should rest and dry within a few days. Then a small pot is taken with a special substrate for growing young plants or children. Observe the development of leaves on a young plant. If the turgor of the leaves is lost, this is a sign that the root system is not strong enough to support the life of the entire plant and they do not have enough moisture.

What to do when the plant produces cake?

A great option is a greenhouse environment. Build a mini greenhouse for a young plant, you can cover the pot with a plastic bag, which will maintain a temperature of + 25-27 ° C, and a humidity of at least 70%. You need to water the flower 4 days after planting. Preferably warm water.

Recommendation. The place where the orchid is located must have access to sunlight. And in the future, care should be carried out the same as for an adult. The time spent in the greenhouse is 1 year.

Department of babies

From the peduncle

First of all the material is being prepared for transplant:

Small pieces of bark;
Sphagnum;
Small transparent plastic pot;
Garden pruner;
Activated carbon or cinnamon.

Technology:

It is necessary cut baby from the maternal peduncle with a gap (1.5 cm);
Time is given in half an hour to dry all cut points, and only after that they are treated with cinnamon or activated carbon;
Take plastic transparent dishes, in which drainage holes are made for draining water;
When placing a young orchid in a pot, you must look to ensure that root system was just above the edge of the dish;
Holding the phalaenopsis by the neck, fill the pot with soil (small bark);
Not recommended tamp the substrate... You just need to knock on the edges of the pot;
Water the orchid can be done in a few days.

From the roots

In order to see how the root system develops in the offspring of an orchid, it is necessary just raise the substrate.

If the baby has own root system 5 cm long, then the baby is carefully cut off from an adult orchid and transplanted into a separate pot.

From the stem (trunk)

Baby on the trunk of the mother does not let go of its own roots, it feeds on an adult orchid and its common trunk. In no case should such offspring be separated from the mother orchid.

Most often, the basal offspring appear exactly in those places where the point of growth dies off mother orchids.

It is recommended to just wait until adult orchid will dry up and only a little baby will remain in the pot.

Until the baby orchid grows roots at least five centimeters long, it cannot be placed in the soil.

No roots

There are situations when the offspring on the mother-orchid actively developing, grows, and sometimes even blooms, but does not want to give roots.

Many growers ask themselves: what to do in such a situation? How in such a situation can the process be deposited?

The answer to these questions is very simple: need to root in greenhouse conditions. The shoot with a part of the peduncle is cut off with a secateurs.

With a blooming peduncle after circumcision, it is removed.

Root system buds can be seen if the covering scales are opened from the outlet. It is still impossible to plant a young plant in the ground, since it will not receive a sufficient amount of moisture due to the lack of roots.

The roots of such children grown outdoors in a greenhouse... It is necessary to make the air humid and warm.

How should you root?

It happens that a shoot has formed from a dormant bud on a peduncle, acquired leaves, looks like an adult plant, but the roots have not grown. In this case, the following activities should be carried out:

Cut off the baby with pruning shears along with the part of the peduncle on which it grows.
Since there are no roots, it makes no sense to plant in the ground.
Make a greenhouse: put expanded clay, pebbles on the bottom of a tall plastic glass with holes in the bottom, and moistened sphagnum moss on top.
In the upper part of the glass, make through holes at a distance of 2-3 from the edge, into which a stick (pencil) will be inserted - a support for clearing.
Place the baby in a glass so that it hangs in the air on a stick, or rests the leaves on the edges of the glass.
Cover this structure with a plastic bottle with a cut off bottom or a plastic bag with holes for ventilation.
Place in a warm place to light.
Check periodically to keep the moss damp.

It remains only to wait for the appearance of the roots.

Separating babies and other parts of orchids isn't the only way. You can find out about other methods of reproduction of phalaenopsis, including seed, in our articles.

Baby care at home after transplant

After the offspring is transplanted from the mother-orchid, after him you need to properly care.

Active growth and development begins in a healthy and strong sprout, so you need to know how to properly care for a young flower.

In some shoots, leaves may die, but this is not a reason for frustration, since new shoots will grow from the shoots.

If the sprout turns out to be weak, for him it is necessary to create greenhouse conditions.

You can either buy it in a special store or do it yourself.

The main conditions for such greenhouses are high temperature conditions and humidity.

Humidity should be moderate. It is not recommended to fill the plant, as the root system will start to rot.

A properly selected watering regime contributes to active development and strengthening of the root system.

It is also necessary to control the flow of fresh air and ventilate the greenhouse daily.

Conditions conducive to the appearance of offspring

The awakening of the meristems, from which the processes are formed, coincides with the period of active growth of leaves and roots. In nature, this happens with the onset of the warm, humid season - the rainy season. By washing the bark of trees, water supplies the roots with nutritious humus, giving strength to maintain growth and the birth of new life. Under domestic conditions, in order to propagate phalaenopsis, it is necessary to simulate a similar microclimate.

Reduce lighting compared to the flowering period - remove from the windowsill, shade the glass with tracing paper, create shadows for the leaves with the help of other indoor plants.
Provide temperature conditions at the level of 25-30– С.
Increase air humidity up to 50-60%. Under indoor conditions, this can be achieved by spraying, placing the mother plant on a pallet with wet pebbles, moss.
Every second watering, feed Phalaenopsis with a complex fertilizer with a high nitrogen content.

If you manage to create something similar, you can proceed to the practical part of the reproduction of phalaenopsis by air layers from the buds located on the peduncle.

Advice! It is recommended to propagate in a vegetative way an adult, healthy plant, with a strong, intact root system, a sufficient number of leaves, rested after flowering.

Phalaenopsis diseases

Orchid diseases:

Lack of plant growth;
Withering leaves;
Dry root system;
The roots start to rot;
Long absence of flowering of the plant;
Leaf burns or brown spots;
Ticks and scale insects.

Possible problems and solutions

Most often, the growth of roots slows down in children, their appearance can be expected up to 6 months. Of course, in this case, the mother plant does not develop enough, the onset of flowering slows down. In this case, there is a way out - to cut off the children and stimulate their root system in wet moss or in a container with water. At the same time, treat the lower part of the baby with preparations for root formation.

It happens that an orchid has beautiful fat leaves, good roots, but you still don't bloom. We advise you to look at our materials on how to make this exotic plant bloom, as well as how to distinguish a root from a flowering arrow, for what reasons it can dry out and what to do about it.

Raising a baby for the first time is a rather exciting and lengthy stage. It is worth considering all the subtleties of the process, the conditions for the adaptation of the plant. And if something goes wrong, there is no need to give up. After all, in the future everything will be much easier and simpler. Add a little patience, care, and be sure to get a long-awaited baby. So don't be afraid - experiment.

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What is cytokinin paste and its properties

Cytokinin paste is a preparation based on the phytohormone cytokinin, which stimulates cell division. They began to use this drug in the west under the name Keikigrow, or KeikiBoost, from the Hawaiian Keiki, which means "baby, baby." The drug contains phytohormone and vitamins in lanolin.

On the Internet or flower (gardening) stores, you can buy analogs of the original imported paste, which contain only the hormone in lanolin and are much cheaper in price. There is also a paste on sale with additional additives - vitamins.

Cytokinin paste can be made by yourself.

When using and preparing, it must be borne in mind that cytokinin paste belongs to the class of hazardous substances. Store it closed in a dark and cool place. It is possible in the refrigerator, but away from food (for example, in a separate container in the door). Protect carefully from children and animals. Only work with the paste with gloves and do not let it get on any part of your body. Remember - this is a hormonal drug!

In what cases is paste used on orchids? If you want to achieve long-awaited flowering on a healthy adult plant or propagate an orchid through the appearance of "babies".

Effects of cytokinin paste on a plant: