Get to know a plant every day and add a little fun to your life. What I want to take you to know today is the dance of falling flowers.
The Dance of Falling Flowers is an epiphyte with a height of 25 cm to 30 cm, the plant is multi-branched, grows in clumps, and the stem nodes are thick and fleshy. semi-erect, 2 cm to 4 cm long, variable morphology, or 3 to 5 ridges; or only 2-edged, flattened; or irregularly angular. The general rule is that the lower stem nodes are more ridged, and the upper stem nodes are flattened, similar to crab claw orchid. The spine nodes have spines on the edges, and the spines have short hairs and a few early bristles. The flowers are apical, pink to rosy red, with flower stems of 3 cm to 4 cm, radially symmetrical, and fragrant.
The dance of falling flowers generally blooms from April to June, and the plants are multi-branched. Native to southern Brazil. Epiphytic in the subtropical jungle trunks, branches, like warm, humid semi-shade environment, summer shade, strengthen ventilation; In winter, keep the room temperature above 10°C and give plenty of light. There is a requirement for a certain amount of air humidity, good ventilation in summer, and avoid exposure to the sun. It is suitable for growing in humus-rich, loose and fertile, well-drained and permeable soil.
Propagation can be done by cutting stem segments for cuttings during the growing season; If the cactus with triangular arrows and thick stem nodes is used as rootstock and grafted, it not only grows well, blooms more, but also has a beautiful plant shape. The dance of falling flowers has not been introduced to the mainland for a long time, its flower color is gorgeous, there are many flowers, it is suitable for hanging decoration, and the ornamental effect is no less than the common crab claw orchid, which is worth promoting.
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