Why do orchids bloom one year but not the next?

Many orchid friends have questions about why the orchids they bought that year bloom and don't bloom the next year.

1. Lack of light.

Orchids are plants that need light very much, if there is a lack of light, orchids will be difficult to bloom, and may not even bloom, so it is necessary to move the orchid to the sun for maintenance, to give the orchid enough sunlight, so that the orchid can bloom beautiful flowers.

2. Temperature change.

Orchids generally bloom in autumn, and the autumn climate will gradually cold, the climate temperature difference is relatively large, orchids will not produce flowers, we need to maintain the temperature at about 20, so as to promote orchid flowering.

3. Overwatering.

Usually too much watering leads to orchid root rot, so that the roots of the orchid can not absorb water and nutrients normally, and will also cause the orchid to be unable to produce beautiful flowers, if it is caused by too much watering, it is necessary to replace the new soil maintenance, usually it is best to water once a week.

4. Lack of nutrients.

If the orchid lacks nutrients, it will cause the orchid to grow poorly, so that the orchid can not bloom, usually need to provide sufficient nutrients to the orchid, but the amount of fertilizer should not be too much, generally spring and autumn need every 10 15 diluted Bika water-soluble fertilizer on it.

Orchids may not bloom in the second year due to lack of light, so they need to be moved and placed in a bright place; It may be that the nutrients are insufficient, and the top dressing must be carried out in time, and the fertilization is mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer; It may be that the soil is unsuitable and needs to be replaced with new soil for re-maintenance; It may be that the temperature is uncomfortable and it needs to be moved indoors to control the temperature.

Orchids prefer a semi-shady environment, the growth and flowering of plants need a certain amount of light, and if they are placed in a shady environment for a long time, the plants will not be able to photosynthesize and absorb nutrients, resulting in the inability of orchids to bloom.

Treatment: Move the position of the plant and place it in a bright place to allow it to receive suitable light to promote the flowering of the plant.

The growth of orchids requires certain nutrients, and they need to be topdressed in time before the plant blooms and after the end of the flowering period to ensure the growth of the plant, if the nutrients are insufficient, the orchid will not be able to flower.

Treatment method: It must be topdressed in time, and the fertilization at this time should be mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, which can achieve the effect of promoting and preserving flowers.

When breeding orchids in pots, it is required to change the soil once every 1 or 2 years, if the soil is not changed for a long time, resulting in a lack of soil nutrients and soil compaction, the orchid will not bloom in the second year.

Treatment method: The orchid is treated with soil, replaced with new soil and re-maintained, and its roots need to be pruned and disinfected when changing the soil.

Orchids like a warm environment, its most suitable temperature for growth is about 20, winter breeding must do a good job of heat preservation measures, the temperature is too low plants are very susceptible, resulting in its next year does not bloom.

Treatment: Move the orchid indoors to keep warm, and control the indoor temperature above 5 to ensure that the plants can survive the winter.

Pro, the reasons why orchids generally take three years to bloom are: 1The growth cycle of orchids is relatively long, generally three years, in order to meet the requirements of flowering.

2.Orchids have strict environmental needs and are greatly affected by environmental conditions, requiring fertile soil, moderate humidity and sufficient sunlight to ensure that orchids can thrive. 3.

Orchids also have high nutritional requirements, and a lot of fertilizers need to be added to meet the nutritional needs of orchids to ensure that orchids can thrive. 4.Varieties of orchids are also abundant, with some varieties taking three years to bloom and others taking longer to bloom.

The reasons why orchids do not bloom are as follows:

1. Light factor:

Orchid is a kind of flower plant that likes to grow in the shade of trees, so in order to avoid direct light damage to orchids, many flower friends will put orchids in a cool environment to maintain, but as everyone knows, if the light is poor for a long time, orchids can not effectively photosynthesize and convert energy, then it will cause orchid plants not to bloom.

2. Vernalization factors:

Orchid is a kind of flower plant with dormant stage, usually the winter and spring orchid to the low temperature dormancy period is called vernalization, in the vernalization settlement, the orchid will convert the growth nutrients in the body into reproductive nutrients, so the vernalization stage is better transformed, then the flower quality of the orchid will be better. However, if the orchid cannot enter the dormant state during the vernalization stage, it will affect the flowering.

3. Pest and disease factors:

When the orchid is infected with whitefly disease or leaf spot disease, and the orchid is not able to be given **, the plant's defense mechanism will judge that this is not a healthy flowering period, and it will not bloom. Therefore, when orchids are infected with pests and diseases, they must go to ** in time, otherwise it will not only threaten the healthy growth of orchids, but also cause orchids not to open.

4. Temperature factor:

When the temperature is too low, the orchid will not bloom, because in a long-term low temperature environment, it will inhibit the normal growth function of the orchid, and even enter a dormant stage, if the temperature is too low, it will easily cause the orchid to be frostbitten, so to promote the opening of the orchid, at least let the growth temperature reach more than 15.

Choose loose and breathable planting materialsFirst of all, no matter what kind of orchid, they have fleshy roots and need a very breathable environment. Therefore, the choice of soil for raising orchids is the first step, which is very strict, and must not be raised with loess garden soil. When mixing soil, put more well-rotted bark, water moss, humus soil and other media with good air permeability.

Before potting, put some large particles such as gravel, ceramite, and broken bricks at the bottom of the pot to make a drainage layer, which can avoid excessive watering and causing orchid root rot.

Conditional flower friends are recommended to choose well-rotted bark, and unconditional orchid is recommended to choose brand orchid special soil to raise orchids.

In the process of communicating with flower friends, I found that the orchids of flower friends died not because of lack of water, but often because they were watered too diligently and waterlogged.

Orchids like moisture, but are afraid of standing water in pots. If you water too much and too much water accumulates in the pot, it will affect the respiration of the orchid roots, causing stuffy roots and yellow leaves. If the roots are bored for a long time, the whole root will rot, and eventually cause the orchid to die.

Usually water orchids to see dry and wet, and water after the soil surface is dry. The number of watering can be increased appropriately in summer and reduced in winter. The air in the north is drier, so it's best to spray some water on the leaves every day to keep the small environment moist.

It is very particular to fertilize orchids with different fertilizers at different stages, and the fertilizers used at different stages are also different. When the leaves grow fast, give it more high-nitrogen fertilizers, such as fermented sheep manure, chicken manure, rapeseed cake, etc., 1 2 thin fertilizer per month.

After the flowering period arrives, it is necessary to supplement more phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to promote flowering, such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate, Huaduoduo No. 2 and so on. Dilute with water in the proportion of instructions and use 1 time every 7 10 days.

The lack of light is said to be a shade-loving flower. There is nothing wrong with this sentence in itself, but the joy of yin does not mean that there is no need for sunlight at all. "Everything grows by the sun", if orchids want to grow well, they must absorb light.

If there is no sunlight for a long time and photosynthesis is not possible, the orchid will stop growing, let alone bloom.

Orchids are different from sun-loving flowers such as yueji and hydrangeas, which need plenty of soft light and cannot be exposed to strong light. Usually know that if you put the pot in a bright room and touch some scattered light, it will grow well.

The reason why orchids do not bloom for several years is due to problems with flowering period, planting materials, nutritional needs, and temperature.

1. Flowering problem

There are many varieties of orchids, such as the common spring orchid, Jianlan, Huilan, Molan, etc., then the natural flowering period is also different, what season to bloom what flowers, this is not something we can forcibly change, if we maintain for a long time without flowering, it means that most of the relationship between this and the flowering period is due to the problem of our maintenance methods.

2. Planting material problem

The root system of orchids is fleshy roots, perishable, so the planting material must be drained and breathable, nutritious, many people maintain orchids, and the planting materials selected are often more arbitrary, which will lead to insufficient nutrient absorption by the rhizomes of plants, and the function of drainage is not strong. It is advisable to choose granular soil for matching, or to put a layer of ceramsite on the bottom of the pot.

3. Nutritional needs

Fertilizers are definitely needed for plant growth, and orchids are also fertilizer-loving plants, and they are just like babies with high nutrient requirements. It is required to use the corresponding fertilizer in different seasons, and it should not be used too much. We apply nitrogen fertilizer to the orchid to make it flourish, and we often say that phosphorus fertilizer can make it promote flower germination, and potassium fertilizer can make it strong and strong.

4. Temperature problem

Temperature is very important for orchids, because there are many varieties of orchids flowering is best low temperature and high temperature cross, if you can maintain a temperature difference of about 10 degrees, it will be more conducive to the differentiation of flower buds, and the temperature in winter and spring in some areas is too constant, which will also affect the normal pregnant bud flowering of orchids.