🔥🔥🔥Amazing plants! Monkey Orchid🙉

What's more interesting is that the monkey's face is made up of sepals with long whiskers, and the two small and bright red eyes are its left and right petals, and the monkey's mouth is the middle petal, the lip.

According to research, this monkey-like lip is imitating mushrooms to attract certain insects. If you look closely, you can see mushroom-like lines and stripes. 

🪴Monkey Orchid: Orchidaceae, small epiphytic orchid of the genus Orchidaceae, about 40 cm tall, with thick stems and alternate leaves, obovate-lanceolate. The flowers are opposite in the axils of the leaves, funnel-shaped, with pedicels growing from the base, and small seeds.

🌿Mainly grown in the fog forests of southeastern Ecuador and Peru, and cultivated artificially. It is vividly called "Monkey Orchid" because of its monkey face.

🌱The flower can bloom in any season, and the smell it emits is similar to that of ripe oranges. It has two strange features, namely two long thorns and two long calyxes.

Monkey orchids have strong branching, peculiar and large flower shapes, rich and varied flower colors, and good tolerance to moisture and shade. They are mostly used for potted plants, hanging pots or hanging baskets. They are very suitable for green decoration in front of the windows of the living room, the walls of the balcony, the windows of the shopping malls, the entrances of the exhibition halls, etc. They are full of vitality and natural relaxation.

Monkey orchid can self-pollinate, but the seeds are easy to scatter, so they should be harvested in batches at the right time. Because the seeds of monkey orchid are small, they are usually sown in autumn in greenhouses. Seedlings are raised in flat trays or plug trays. The seeds do not need to be covered with soil. They should be exposed to sufficient light after sowing. Generally, seedlings will emerge in about 25 days. Do not water too frequently during the seedling stage, just keep the substrate moist. At the same time, spray fungicides once a week. Transplant once when 2-3 true leaves grow. Plant in a flowerpot when the seedling height is more than 10 cm. It is perennial and blooms all year round. The resistance of seedlings is poor. Once there is too much water, they are easily infected and cause stem and root rot.

☀️Light: Low to moderate, indirect light.

🪴Watering: Keep soil constantly moist, but not waterlogged

🌱Soil: Well-drained orchid mix or moss

🌡️Temperature: 50-70°F (10-21°C).

💧Humidity: Very high, about 70-100%