Friends who raise orchids, have you ever been so confused: why do you carefully care for the orchid just refuse to bloom its beauty? Orchid flowering needs a variety of conditions to be met to achieve, as long as the orchid accumulates enough nutrients, flowering is inevitable. So, why is your orchid not blooming? Let's find out why!
First, the light is insufficient, and the orchid is not in a good "mood".
Did you know that the orchid doesn't like the scorching sun, but it's a "sun lover". If you leave it in a shady corner for a long time, then it may refuse to bloom because of a bad mood! Conditionally, it is best to let the orchid enjoy at least an hour of "sunbathing" every day, so that it can accumulate enough energy to prepare for flowering.
Second, the nutrition is unbalanced, and the orchid is a "picky eater".
Although the demand for fertilizer is not high, orchids are "picky eaters". It doesn't like a single fertilizer, but needs a balanced intake of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, in particular, are essential for orchid flowering. Therefore, in spring and autumn, orchids should be properly fertilized, and when fertilizing, we must remember to "mix meat and vegetables" to make orchids eat healthy and happy.
3. The temperature difference is too small, and the orchid is "lazy"
If the temperature difference between day and night is too small, it may feel that life is too monotonous, so it becomes "lazy" and reluctant to bloom. Therefore, we should try our best to simulate the temperature difference in the natural environment, so that the orchid can feel the "ups and downs" of life, accumulate more nutrients, between July and September every year, you can appropriately reduce the frequency of watering, so that the orchid is a little drier than usual, and the water can be controlled about 3 times in a row, so that it has the motivation to differentiate the flower buds and bloom its own beauty.
Fourth, the orchid seedlings are too weak, and the orchids are "powerless"
The last point, which is also easy to be overlooked by many orchid friends: the strength of orchid seedlings has a crucial impact on flowering. If your seedling is too weak or aging, it may be "overwhelmed" and unable to support the energy needed to flower. Therefore, when introducing seeds, we must choose robust orchid seedlings, and pay attention to rejuvenation work in daily maintenance, and find a way to raise orchids to be strong, so that he can naturally bloom.