A terrestrial orchidaceous plant with 30 inch longleaves and a small pseudobulb . Arching racemes produce 4 inch across flower in fall . Use terrestrial orchid potting admixture . Requires brilliant filtered light and good airing in summertime , full light in wintertime . Allow to dry in wintertime .
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Rhizoctoniais a fungus that is set up in most soils and enters the plant through the roots or the bow at grunge storey . Prevention and Control : First of all , do not overwater and if you suspect Rhizoctonia may be your problem , decrease watering . If a plant is too far gone ( all the leaves from the bottom up are wilted ) , remove it . If your plant is in a container , throw away the soil too . Wash the peck with a 1 part bleach to 9 parts water resolution . Fungicides can be used , grant to recording label charge . Consult a pro for a sound recommendation of what fungicide to apply . Pest : Spider MitesSpider mitesare belittled , 8 legged , wanderer - like creatures which expand in hot , dry consideration ( like heated up houses ) . Spider mite run with piercing mouth parts , which cause plant to seem yellow and stippled . Leaf drop and plant destruction can hap with heavy infestation . wanderer mites can manifold quickly , as a female can lay up to 200 egg in a life bridge of 30 days . They also produce a vane which can cover infested farewell and flush .
Prevention and Control : Keep sess down and absent infested plant . ironical air seems to worsen the trouble , so check that plant are regularly watered , especially those preferring high humidity such as tropicals , citrous fruit , or tomatoes . Always tick off new plants prior to bring in them home from the garden center or baby’s room . Take reward of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is advocate by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office , read and follow all label directions . Concentrate your endeavor on the undersides of the leaves as that is where spider soupcon broadly speaking live . Pest : MealybugsSmall , wingless , deadening - snowy , soft - bodied insects that produce a waxy powdery covering . They have piercing / suck up mouth parts that absorb the sap out of plant tissue . Mealybugsoften front like small pieces of cotton wool and they lean to congregate where leafage and stems outgrowth . They lash out a wide of the mark range of works . The immature tend to move around until they retrieve a suited eating spot , then they hang out in colonies and feed . Mealybugs can weaken a industrial plant leading to sensationalistic leafage and leaf drop . They also produce a scented substance yell honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive dark Earth’s surface fungal growth called sooty mold .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plant life from those that are not . confab your local garden nerve centre professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical recommendation . promote natural enemies such as ma’am mallet in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy hemipteron . Pest : Scale InsectsScales are insect , related to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide potpourri of plant - indoor and out-of-door . Young scales crawl until they find a good feeding site . The adult female then lose their legs and remain on a slur protect by its operose shell bed . They appear as bumps , often on the lower sides of folio . They have piercing mouth function that suck the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can undermine a industrial plant leading to jaundiced foliation and leaf drop . They also get a cherubic essence called honeydew ( coveted by ant ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth call coal-black mold .
Prevention and Control : Once established they are hard to hold in . Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infested . confab your local garden middle professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a sound recommendation regarding their controller . advance natural foe such as parasitic wasps in the garden .
Miscellaneous
Prevention and Control : Keep virus carriers such as aphid , leafhopper , and thrips under command . These plant feeding insects spread viruses . virus can also be introduced by septic pollen or through works openings ( as when pruning ) . Begin bykeeping the pathogen outof your garden . fresh flora should be checked , as well as tools and existing plants . practice only certified seed that is deem disease - free . industrial plant only repellent varietiesandcreate a discouraging environmentby rotating crop , not planting close bear on plants in the same area every year .
