- Farmer's orchids tolerate light frost, but are not hardy
- You cannot overwinter a farm orchid
- Raise young farmer's orchids in winter
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Farmer's orchids come from the Chilean highlands and are therefore used to a lot. They can even handle sub-zero temperatures as long as the thermometer doesn't drop too much. However, the farmer's orchid is not hardy. It has to be sown again every spring.
The pretty farmer's orchid tolerates slightly below zero
Farmer's orchids tolerate light frost, but are not hardy
In the highlands of Chile there are very different temperatures. Everything is represented there, from icy cold to periods of heat. The farmer's orchid is therefore used to extreme climates. In our latitudes, it can cope with temperatures down to minus seven degrees.
However, the icy times should not last too long, nor should it get colder if the farm orchid is to survive outside. That is why the split flower, as the pretty ornamental plant is also called, is only described as conditionally hardy.
- Hardy to minus seven degrees
- not too long periods of frost
- protect from frost in the bucket
- cannot be overwintered
- allowed to go outside in March
You cannot overwinter a farm orchid
Even if you create ideal conditions indoors, overwintering a farmer's orchid is not possible. In any case, there will be no flowering again after the winter. Farmer's orchids are therefore never perennial, but only grown as annuals.
You have to reseed them every year.
Raise young farmer's orchids in winter
If you want your farmer's orchid to flower early, you can sow them indoors as early as autumn. However, you must keep the sowing in a bright and warm location at 22 to 25 degrees until planting out.
Unlike most of the popular balcony and garden plants, you can plant the farmer's orchid outdoors from March. The plants tolerate temperatures down to minus seven degrees. But it shouldn't get any colder.
Farmer's orchids in tubs or balcony boxes can also be brought outside from March. However, the flowers in planters are not quite as robust and should be protected from sub-zero temperatures.
tips
The farm orchid is easier to care for than its reputation suggests. As long as she grows in a favorable location without waterlogging, she will delight the gardener with her flowers for many weeks. You can achieve a second bloom if you cut back the split flower after the first bloom.