With the right care program, you can get orchids to have a long-lasting bloom period, which usually extends through autumn and winter. This is particularly true for the popular Phalaenopsis, which is available for beginners everywhere. Other species and varieties produce their flowers twice a year. Read here how to properly care for the tropical divas.
How do I get orchids to bloom for a long time?
To promote a long flowering period for orchids, offer them bright, warm locations (18-25 °C) with high humidity (60-80%). Regular submersion watering, special fertilizer from April to October, spraying leaves and professional pruning are also important.
This is how orchid flowers last a long time
A bright, not full sun location with warm temperatures of 18 to 25 degrees Celsius sets the stage for a long flowering period. If there is high humidity of 60 to 80 percent, the flower from the rainforest feels right at home. We have put together the central measures in the care program for you here:
- If it is dry, dip the root system in lukewarm, lime-free water
- Add a special fertilizer for orchids to the immersion water every 4 weeks from April to October
- Spray the leaves with soft water every 1 to 2 days
- Do not cut off withered flowers, let them fall to the ground
- Wipe dusty leaves with a soft, damp cloth
Every 2 to 3 years the orchid soil is exhausted because the organic components have decomposed. Repot the plant in early spring if it has no flowers. Please use a transparent culture pot and coarse pine bark substrate that is tailored to the requirements of the aerial roots.
Tip
Professional pruning is often a headache for beginners who love orchids. It's a good thing that a simple rule of thumb shows the way: only dried and dead plant parts are cut from orchids. This applies to the leaves and stems as well as to aerial roots and bulbs.