Orchids burst into our lives and quickly gained popularity. The florists selection of these exotic beauties incredibly broad. Different varieties and colors are there for every taste. Orchids even replaced the traditional flowers - blooming miracle was a great gift in cases where I want to teach a person something more practical than cut plants that die after a couple of days.
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Orchid is good in the time of flowering. Care for most varieties in the home does not require much effort, but even though it is uncommon for the blooming buds wither, and they were replaced by nothing comes. On the windowsill are juicy green leaves and a tangle of climbing in all directions of aerial roots. But this is not exactly what is expected of orchids.
What to do: throw away and buy a new plant, or can somehow fix the situation?
Why does not bloom Orchid: search for the causes
The shops are always orchids bloom. But this does not mean that these ideal conditions are created. Case in rich dressing. Continue in the same spirit, the house can not be, the plant will not stand and will soon die.
If your orchid is not blooming, the first step is to look for the cause:
- young plant. This applies to cases of self-reproduction of plants. The first buds on the arrow will appear no earlier than 1.5 years of age, in most cases - close to three years. Even if your orchid has decided to release a spike to "age", carefully cut it - an attempt to take away the flowering too much force, and even lead to death;
- Work pests. Depriving the plant of nutrients needed for blooming, buds wither away in their infancy;
- improper handling of fertilizers. We mentioned earlier that an excess of nutrients is dangerous. Plant zakormlennoe nitrogen stops flowering and will actively build up a lot of green. May contribute to the appearance of stems phosphorus additives but within reasonable limits;
- violation of temperature and humidity. Orchids - tropical plants like heat and humidity. It is best to feel around 25 degrees. This index in the apartment to reach the real (even more so that the limits of comfort from just 20 degrees), with a moisture content more difficult. Norm - from 60 to 80 percent. Particularly difficult with this during the operation of the central heating. Plants should be regularly spray, shower hold them;
Interesting! To cool epiphytes are more loyal than to heat. The relative coolness does not affect the flowering plants, and flower stalks wither at high temperatures.
- flooding. Do not pour a generous hand to the brim of orchids every day. Plants like water, but the roots between waterings should dry out. Not dry! A good way - not to pour water, and let down in her pots for a couple of minutes. Do not forget that the container must have drainage holes and stand in trays to excess moisture left;
- problems with lighting. Orchids love the light, but plenty of sun the plants only need to start flowering. The sun's rays awaken the kidneys. Therefore about serious additional light should think about winter when there were flower stalks. At other times of the day and included enough lamps in the evening.
Interesting! If the buds open, Orchid will be comfortable even in a darkened corner. Sun only need to start the process.
How do I get an orchid bloom
Tropical beauties live in your apartment in perfect conditions, grow, develop, pleasing green and healthy roots, but refuse to produce flower stalks? We suggest to try radical methods, a kind of stressful therapy:
- plant the plants on a diet. If the orchid belongs to monopodial, ie has one apical growth point, arrange her temporary drought - watering to twice as likely to wait until the roots dry out until the end. Diet includes a waiver of any of the activities, including fertilizer and sprays. If flower stalks appear in six weeks, stop the "hunger strike" if there will be - the same;
- arrange the temperature shake. A good option for autumn and spring when outdoors or gazebo temperature is around 16 degrees. Orchid Send in reference to a couple of weeks. Experts advise to put capricious plant in the basement;
- fertilize. Flowering additives stimulate the phosphor content. Artificially push flowering can cytokinin paste. Gently with a knife cut the skin on the top of the kidney and to drip a little money;
- Arrange a hot shower. Suspicious method, but if nothing else helped, not sorry to resort to it. First water the plant in a conventional manner, allow excess water to drain out, after a minute spill hot water, washing the whole plant. Two weeks Do not spray and do not water.
Important! By "hot water" is meant water temperature of about 36 degrees. Before the experiment, make sure that your orchid refers to varieties that can survive it.
"It is possible" and "impossible" during the flowering
Welcome flower stalks with buds - not a reason to relax. Continue to care:
- remove the dried buds;
- high with a plurality of arrows necessarily tie the kidney;
- take care to extend the daylight hours.
Not to harm the plants:
- Do not move. Orchid to grow in one point and a fixed position. Changing conditions - stress, the plant will be a long time to adapt, most likely, will reset all of inflorescence;
- water should not fall on the flowers and buds. Stains, decay and disappearance of the stems - the unpleasant consequences of carelessness;
- any changes in the conditions of - stress. For example, moving from shop to home. But this can not be avoided. But it is possible to avoid extremes of temperature, drafts;
- watch neighborhood - next should not be arranged fruit. If they allocate ethylene ripening accelerating flowering;
- do not make fertilizers. Feeding is stopped after the appearance of buds, otherwise the plant will get rid of stems.
Caring for the orchid after flowering
End of flowering means that we must carefully examine the state of the peduncle. If the tip has dried, carefully remove it. Some breeders believe that we should leave the flower stalks, but in this case there is a risk that the new will be very soon.
Ideally, leave only shoots with growing tips. They can give new buds. If flower stems of the remaining kidney, cut off above them. From the kidneys grow flower stalks and kids.
Important! If you cut the tip of the peduncle, it should be removed, leaving only the lower kidney.
Remember, the blooming orchids do not transplant. Transplant - stress to the plants, you can never guess what will be the reaction to the procedure.
Resettlement in the new pot an orchid while not watered giving to get used to the new conditions and to heal any damage to the roots and leaves.
Growing orchids and flowering branches receive seems difficult task, but in practice it's not so scary. Choose the picky type and follow the recommendations. Gradually realize that the likes and dislikes of your epiphytes, how to properly handle them. In the comfort of the plants bloom, and orchids do it all year round.
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