香莢蘭植株含水量很高，其中固體物質只有10%，葉片含水量92%，莖蔓含水量89%，所以植株抗旱能力很差，因此在栽培環境需要大量的水份供給，需要再靜風且濕潤的環境，需要搭設屏障，保持空氣濕度70-80%之間，根部可覆蓋木屑、枯葉、稻草等(須消毒)減少水分蒸發，保持土壤濕潤，保證水分供應，防止植株失水。水份使用噴灑灌溉法，能增加空氣濕度，保持土壤濕度為25%~30%，ph值約6.0~6.5，生長正常。

Vanilla Orchid is a high water content plant. It is with 92% water content in leaves, and 89% water content in vines.

Vanilla orchids should be watered regularly. Growing the Vanilla Orchid requires extra humidity and air circulation and this can often be difficult to achieve unless you are growing them in a greenhouse where you are able to control humidity levels in between 70%~80%.

You can also cover the roots with some wood chips, dead leaves or straw to keep moisture in Vanilla Orchid and minimise soil moisture loss. Please note, wood chips, dead leaves or straw must undergo disinfection before use.

Irrigating the Vanilla Orchid by micro-sprinkler with both irrigation and misting can increase the humidity, maintain soil moisture level at 25%~30% and pH level at 6.0~6.5.

香莢蘭是屬溫帶植物，性喜溫暖，日平均溫度為21度c~29度c，而最佳溫度為25度~29度，台灣冬天寒流來襲，請注意長時間低溫，會發{生長遲緩}與{嫩芽凍傷}之情形。

Vanilla orchid (Vanilla Planifolia) is warm-growing temperate plant. The average temperature is 21 ℃-29℃ during the day. Ideal temperature is 25℃-29℃.

Usually there is cold current during winter in Taiwan.

Because of the low temperatures in winter, Vanilla Orchid tends to be frostbitten and growth retardation.

香莢蘭花芽分化都在冬季進行，需要一段時間的低溫，適合溫度平均約為15.5~27.8度，春天來臨，節間會長出花芽。

The formation of Vanilla orchid buds require a short-term of low temperature, and this usually happens in winter.

The ideal average temperature is 15.5℃-27.8℃. And flower buds will grow when spring comes.

香莢蘭是蘭科藤蔓多年生草本植物，喜歡在半遮蔽的環境中成長，如果受太陽直接曝曬或光照過強嫩芽被燒傷，導致葉片變色、黑色斑點、枯萎凋零等，所以種植前，需搭設棚架，使用遮光網再生長期間使用50%遮光網，有利於植物生長

Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla Planifolia) belongs to family Orchidaceae and it is a vine. Vanilla Orchid grows best in bright filtered shade.

It can often become sunburned – leaves of orchids can look like brown spots or yellowing and even withering of flowers if plant Vanilla Orchid in direct sunlight.

In order to meet the light requirements of the Vanilla Orchid, we need to set up the trellis and use the shade net or have a greenhouse(shadenet House). It will help to manipulate plant development and growth by using shade nets with shade percentages or shade factor 50%.

土壤需求透氣高排水性，切勿積水，防爛根，以泥炭土(4:6)搭配，易取得之介質如椰纖、樹皮、發泡煉石、竹炭、蛇木等。蘭花液態葉面肥(平均型)稀釋每月噴灑3~4次，土壤施灑有機肥，一季一次。

在環境適宜，正常管理之情形下，約2~3年後之4~5月份會有花朵綻放。

The soil for Vanilla Orchid requires good drainage to prevent root rot.

Overwatering, soggy and waterlogged soil will damaged the root of Vanilla Orchid due to suffocation. Soil should be mixed with peat (4:6)and bark, charcoal or Hydroton clay pellets.

Fertilising the Vanilla Orchid 3~4 times a month by dilute orchid liquid fertiliser and fertilising the soils by organic manure quarterly. After all conditions are met for Vanilla Orchid, it will bloom after 2-3 years, and normally flowering in April-May.