Buying the blossoming orchid in shop, its owners hope that it will please them with long and abundant blossoming several times a year, but in practice often it appears absolutely on the contrary.
Reasons of lack of blossoming
Orchids, as well as any other window plant, need special conditions of cultivation relatives to natural and as in the nature these flowers are widespread in the basic in tropics, according to them is necessary: - very good lighting; - dormant periods;
- moderate watering and fertilizing, especially during dormant period; - alternation of temperatures in day and night time.
The main mistake in care for orchids is excessive watering, at this time the flower has new sprouts which block mortgaging of flower kidneys. In tropics the rainy season surely is replaced by the period with low rainfall or their absence. Therefore if you want phalaenopsis or dendrobium to have begun to blossom, arrange to orchid dormant period, at this time it is necessary to reduce to stop waterings at all, it is enough to spray plant once in several days.
How to achieve blossoming of orchids
For laying of peduncles the orchid needs small difference between day and night temperatures. Therefore it is desirable to take out plant on balcony during the summer period at night or to put closer to plain glass — in the winter. The orchid very much praises on fertilizing. On sale there are special complex fertilizers for orchids now, it is also possible to use the Kemira-lux fertilizer for fertilizing. Experienced flower growers advise to do solution three times less concentrated, than it is specified on packing. During dormant period it is not necessary to fertilize orchids.
Do fertilizing only after watering as it is possible to burn plant roots easily.
Pay special attention to watering of orchid. Water plant in the morning with soft otstoyanny water of room temperature. Soil has to get wet completely. It is easily visible through transparent walls of pot for orchids. Before the following watering it has to dry out completely, otherwise roots of orchid will begin to rot, flowers to dry out and disappear and it is possible to lose flower.
The orchid very much loves humidity. Spray green material of plant daily in the summer and 1-2 times a week in the winter. Do it by also soft boiled or otstoyanny water of room temperature.
For good growth the orchid needs sufficient lighting. If the photophilous plant does not receive bright light, then blossoming can be delayed for a long time or not come at all. The orchid itself can show that to it light suffices. The flower begins to increase green material, leaves become more dark also myasisty. It is rather simple to correct this error — transfer plant to the solar place or arrange to orchid additional lighting, having established phytolamp over flower. His Dosvechivayte in morning and evening hours.