Phalaenopsis: flowering
Of all domestic orchids, phalaenopsis isone of the most unpretentious. Many phalaenopsis bloom annually, without requiring any manipulation with them. But often, in order to achieve flowering, you need to help awaken the flower buds.
Flower phalenopsis buds are planted several times a year, so they can bloom at any time of the year. However, not all growers can boast of this.
How to make phalaenopsis bloom
In order to enjoy the appearance of flowersphalaenopsis, it is necessary to observe the correct watering. To water this orchid is necessary only after the drying out of the substrate in which it is planted. This rule applies to both summer and winter pores.
To stimulate flower buds, the intervalsbetween irrigation should be doubled (even if the substrate is already dry). Only such a rigid watering regime guarantees the success and tuning of the plant for flowering. After a month of such meager watering of the phalaenopsis orchid, a flower spike appears. For the most capricious specimens it will take two months, but flowering in any case will come. After the birth of the peduncle, you need to return to the usual watering of the orchid.
If the flower stem appeared in winter, when a light dayshort, the sky is cloudy and the sun peeps very rarely, then it will take a backlight. Otherwise, in case of insufficient illumination buds may dry up. It is necessary to highlight only the tip of the peduncle, while not heating it, or other parts of the plant.
Do not feed the plant during flowering! In this phase the flower does not need fertilizer at all. On the contrary, it will greatly reduce the flowering period of the orchid. Top dressing can be useful only during the growth of the peduncle and budding, not later. As soon as the first flower opens - the feeding should be stopped.
It is important to take into account the condition of plants, and not to make those who are not ready to blossom:
- Patients
- Too young and fragile
- Recently faded and persistent
How to care for phalaenopsis after flowering
On average, phalaenopsis blossoms for two to six months.
After the flowering of the orchid, for about a monthAlso you need to cut watering, but not twice, but in one and a half. This fully corresponds to the needs of the plant, because in the nature of orchids after flowering, seeds are grown, for the propagation of which for long distances a dry period is necessary.
But it is even more important to define the offensive correctlyend of phalaenopsis bloom. If the tip of the peduncle is still green, then it may well begin to grow further, while forming new buds. This can happen even after 1-3 months after the last flowers have fallen.
If the tip of the peduncle is withered or darkened, the orchid has faded. So, you can remove the flower stem.
Use these tips, and the question - why the phalaenopsis orchid does not blossom - will be decided.
