When you get an orchid, you hope that it will please you with its flowering for a very long time. But sometimes this does not happen. The owners are at a loss: why their favorite orchid ceased to blossom? It turns out that the whole point is that different types of orchids for flowering need to create special conditions, close to the natural, in a certain phase of their development. At home epiphytic orchids it is necessary to reduce watering at the end of the vegetative period. This will correspond to the onset of arid time in nature after the rainy season. But there is no real drought in the tropics, plants take moisture out of the air or are content with dew. Therefore, in the last third of the period of bulb development, watering should be reduced. Such a dry period causes orchids to move to the stage of forced rest and will be an incentive for flowering. For different types of orchids, it matters when it begins to cut irrigation.
How to make the phalaenopsis orchid bloom?
The beautiful phalaenopsis orchid usually blooms at the age of 18 months and up to three years. But we must always remember that after flowering orchids need rest for at least three weeks. If the young plant does not yet have eight pieces of adult leaves, then such a flower stalk must be removed. He will take all the power on himself, but the growth of strength will no longer be and the flower will die.
Phalaenopsis orchid does not tolerate stress, so any movement for it is already traumatic. It reacts very much to the position of lighting, and if there was a need to move or move the orchid to another place, put it there with the same side to the sun, which it had stood before.
Very useful for the flowering of phalaenopsis orchids is the difference between night and daytime temperatures. After all during such a difference of 5-7 degrees, as well as reduced watering and laid flower buds.
The main mistake of the flower growers is excessive watering of the orchid, which causes too early activation of the vegetative kidneys, and as a result, the development of the peduncle stops and flower buds are not formed.
Do not zealous with nitrogenous fertilizers, if you want to achieve phalaenopsis blossom, since they inhibit the development of flowers in the plant.
The phalaenopsis flowerpot can temporarily stop its development, and then, when the conditions become favorable, it again begins to grow. When the orchid has faded, you can try to awaken one of the sleeping buds of the peduncle. We trim the flower spike 1 cm above the kidney, then grease the tip with a garden crock. After a while, a new flower bud can develop from the upper kidney, but the flowers on it will not be so large.
How does the orchid start to blossom?
It is interesting to observe how the orchid begins to blossom. If it receives appropriate watering, then at the base bulb flower buds appear, for which bulbs have special notches. On these notches, the flower spike easily passes between the bulb itself and the lower scales. Some varieties of orchids, after cutting irrigation, even stop the growth of bulbs during the development of the peduncle. Sometimes a flower that has not been transplanted for a long time grows, and the flower grower thinks: why does the orchid not last long? And then one day the plant starts to bloom actively. What is the mystery? Most likely, the solution
How many times an orchid blossoms, depends on the kind and care of it. Some species bloom once or twice a year, while in some, flowering sometimes lasts almost without interruption for a year. Growing orchids in the home is a big work. This beauty requires a floriculturist and affection, and attention, and care. But if all this gets an orchid, then long pleases us with its beautiful flowering.