Fresh air and mild sunshine have a revitalizing effect on your orchids. Popular species such as lady's slipper orchids (Cymbidium) or pansy orchids (Miltonia) like to spend the summer on the balcony. You can find out how to properly care for orchids outdoors here.
Orchids like to spend the summer hanging outside
The right location in the open air
The location should be chosen carefully so that your orchids can enjoy their summer time in the fresh air without any worries. These framework conditions are desirable:
- Best time is from May/June to September/October
- A partially shaded, warm and rain-protected location
- No direct contact with the ground to protect against cold feet and voracious snails
On a pedestal, a flower shelf or a chair and under the protection of an awning, the exotic flower beauties feel in good hands. Here you can gather fresh strength in summer for the next flowering period.
Orchids welcome a place at dizzy tree height
Hang your orchids in a tree in summer and the exotic flowers will feel right at home. Most of the plants in the rainforest sit on branches, where they cling with their roots. Please make sure that the orchid is under a protective canopy of leaves and that water can run off unhindered.
The perfect care program for outdoors
In the open air, the weather has a greater influence on the care of orchids than in living rooms or the conservatory. This applies in particular to a balanced water supply. How to do it right:
- Spray orchids outside daily in the early morning with lime-free water
- If it is dry, immerse the root system until no more air bubbles rise
- Liquid fertilize orchid species with a summer growth period every 4 weeks
- Do not fertilize orchids outside without visible growth
In early or late summer, when the humidity rises and the morning dew wets the leaves and aerial roots, you can save yourself spraying orchids. During hot, dry summer periods, plants cannot do without a daily early morning spray.
tips
Special precautions are required so that your cold-sensitive Phalaenopsis can enjoy the fresh air in summer. The orchids are perfectly protected from the beating rain, blazing sun and cold drafts in a partially open summer house, such as is used for tomato plants.