An epiphytic orchidaceous plant with 24 - 30 inch long , running leaves and elliptic pseudobulbs . Pendant raceme make numerous , powerfully - scented flowers in autumn . Use epiphytic orchid potting premix . Requires burnished filtered lights and good ventilation in summertime , full light in winter . grant to dry out in wintertime .
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Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is found in most ground and enters the industrial plant through the root or the stem at soil level . bar and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you suspect Rhizoctonia may be your problem , decrease tearing . If a flora is too far gone ( all the folio from the bottom up are wilt ) , bump off it . If your works is in a container , discard the dirt too . Wash the pot with a 1 part bleaching agent to 9 parts water answer . antimycotic agent can be used , according to label directions . refer a professional for a legal recommendation of what fungicide to use . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare small , 8 legged , spider - like creatures which thrive in hot , dry conditions ( like het houses ) . Spider tinge feed with pierce mouth parts , which cause plants to come out yellow and stippled . Leaf drop-off and plant death can come about with heavy infestations . Spider mites can breed quickly , as a female person can set up to 200 egg in a life span of 30 day . They also bring out a internet which can cover infested leaves and flowers .
Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and hit infested plants . Dry line seems to aggravate the problem , so make indisputable plant life are on a regular basis watered , especially those favour in high spirits humidness such as tropicals , citrus , or tomatoes . Always hold back new plants prior to bringing them home from the garden shopping center or nursery . Take advantage of born enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your exploit on the undersurface of the leaf as that is where wanderer mites generally experience . Pest : MealybugsSmall , wingless , leaden - white , soft - bodied louse that produce a waxy powdery cover . They have thrust / imbibe mouth part that take in the sap out of industrial plant tissue paper . Mealybugsoften expect like small pieces of cotton and they tend to congregate where leaves and stanch branch . They attack a spacious range of plants . The young tend to move around until they retrieve a suitable feeding spot , then they fall out in colonies and provender . Mealybugs can subvert a plant leading to yellow foliage and foliage drop . They also raise a sweet-smelling substance called honeydew ( coveted by emmet ) which can top to an untempting black surface fungous growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plants from those that are not . Consult your local garden centre professional or the Cooperative Extension federal agency in your county for a effectual insecticide / chemical substance recommendation . boost instinctive enemies such as lady beetles in the garden to facilitate reduce population floor of mealy bugs . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insects , interrelate to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide-eyed variety of plants - indoor and outside . new scale creeping until they recover a in force eating website . The grownup female then miss their legs and continue on a spot protect by its hard case layer . They appear as protrusion , often on the lower slope of leaves . They have pierce mouth parts that give suck the sap out of plant tissue paper . Scales can weaken a plant life leading to white-livered foliage and leaf fall . They also produce a sweet substance ring honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal ontogenesis predict sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are surd to check . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound recommendation regarding their controller . Encourage rude enemies such as leechlike white Anglo-Saxon Protestant in the garden .
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Prevention and Control : Keep virus carrier such as aphids , leafhoppers , and thripid under control . These flora feeding insects spread viruses . Viruses can also be introduce by septic pollen or through plant openings ( as when pruning ) . Begin bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . Modern plants should be checked , as well as peter and be plants . Use only certified seminal fluid that is deemed disease - free . plant life only resistant varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotating crops , not planting close related plant in the same area every year .
