How to grow and Care White Egret Orchid (Pecteilis radiata)

White Egret Orchid

White Egret Orchid is the most distinctive of all orchids and is extremely familiar to plant collectors and gardeners alike.

White Egret Orchid


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How to Grow an Egret Flower

Growing stork flowers is relatively simple because the plants proliferate very diversely. A few bulbs can soon become a beautiful colony. Outdoors, plant bulbs in spring, with the pointed end pointing upwards, just below the surface of the soil. Egret flowers grow best in well-drained soil and full sunlight or partial shade.

Egret Flower Care

Caring for Egret Flowers Lightly water newly planted bulbs at first, providing enough water to keep the soil slightly moist.
Increase the amount of water once the plants have formed, keeping the soil moist but never waterlogged.
Fertilize the stork flowers every week during flowering, using a very dilute liquid fertilizer (10 to 20 percent).
Spray bed bugs or other small pests with an insecticidal soap spray or neem oil. Continue watering regularly until the plant stops blooming, then taper off as temperatures drop in the fall. The plant will hibernate when nighttime temperatures reach about 60 F. (15 C.).
Dig up tubers for storage if you live in a cold winter climate. Let the bulbs dry, then store them in damp perlite or vermiculite. Place the bags in a cool, frost-free room and moisten them about once per month to keep them from drying out until replanting in spring.

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