Orchid flowers can last for a couple of months on the plant, but their life span will be reduced when removed from the plant. Popular varieties can last between 1 week (e.g. Dendrobium) to 3 weeks (e.g. Moth Orchid, Dancing Lady). If your room is consistently cool and away from direct sunlight, refrigeration might not be necessary. On average, orchid leis can last in the fridge for about 3-7 days.
Orchids are relatively long-lasting flowers when freshly cut, maintaining their fresh, waxy appearance anywhere from several days to several weeks. However, they need to be kept fresh when cut due to their fragile nature. To ensure proper care, keep them away from strong sources of heat, such as radiators or refrigerators, which can dry out the leaves of the plant. Orchid leis can last for up to 5-6 days when properly cared for, but do not store in the freezer.
Orchids have a unique cellular structure that helps them retain moisture and stay fresh longer than many other flowers. Most of the orchids I loved and wanted to grow originate from the cloud forests in Ecuador. They need constant humidity and temperatures between 55-70 degrees. After cutting, store below 50 degrees without a dehydrator and fan, as they are very susceptible to fungus.
To rebloom orchids, mimic their native climate, specifically regarding temperature and light. To keep orchids fresh when cut, wash a vase with warm soapy water, dry it, and cut the orchid stem on a diagonal. Orchid leis can last for up to 5-6 days when properly cared for.
📹 Placing Phalaenopsis Orchids in the fridge to make them bloom?
Lately I’ve noticed a few comments regarding inducing blooming in Phalaenopsis by the use of the refrigerator. So I guess it is …
📹 Overwintering Pleiones in the Fridge
The Unglamorous Gardener shows how to overwinter pleiones (window sill orchids) in the fridge. From Douentza Garden in …
Not only what you mentioned but the roots will begin to rot but I have refrigerated cyperpidium orchids ( lady slipper) and they have done great but as far as phals go mine bloom quite well because I keep my house in the upper 70s to 80s F in summer and around 65-70 F in the winter and it promotes spike just fine
I live in Caracas, Venezuela, lowest temp in my part of the city is around 20 C and highest 28, so,difference between high and low is between 5-8 C. Dry and breezy too. No problems for any of my phals which bloom constantly, hanging in double pots, with humidified sea pebbles below, flat against glass louvre windows in an eastern cum northern (corner) exposure! Full morning sun until around 11.00 a.m., although all windows are slightly tinted.
I am from one of the warm grower phal. origin and I can guarantee you the night-time low during winter goes below 15C for sure (now I live at the US Canada border so…..). And I guess by saying putting phals in the fridge you mean put them in the cooler not the freezer right? I have heard puting phal in the cooler for 1~3 hrs (around 10c) every day during winter months is going to help (and you stop when you see flower spike coming out)
I just wanted to mention that, in my experience, phalaenopsis do not mind cooler temperatures that much, and 15C definitely doesn’t affect them. Here in my city there are literally hundreds of phals mounted on trees and they are all blooming like I’ve never seen them bloom before, right after one of the coolest winters in the past few years. We had several nights below 10C and maybe a month or so with temperatures barely reaching 20C during the day time. They might not love it and basically do not show any signs of growth when its cold but I’ve never seen any long term damage.
Thanks Danny, good timing 🙂 I was just thinking of doing this for a couple of my phals, but wasn’t sure of the things that could happen ;D The only time I heard of someone doing this was from Astrid’s website. I think she did it for a dendrobium? If I remember correctly I don’t think it worked in that case.
hi danny, i just started to watch your articles…well…should have done so before i repotted my orchids…just hope they will survive! :’D to my question: if you would not have your osmoses-thingie and were not able to collect rain, what kind of warter would you use? currently i’m using tapwater but i know its not something i should use for much longer…any suggestions? hope to see new articles from you soon! 🙂 greatings from germany anika
I think it is a bit crazy to even try this xD Today I just received my Schwerter haul and I have unexpected flower spikes! The cycnodes wine delight was advertised as near flowering size, but it has a flower spike! 😀 it suffered a bit on transport but i think it will be ok. And the jumbo puff has a spike on the way, you can really see the nobin! Now, I purchased a Polystachya maculata, a Huntleya meleagris and a Paphinia posadarum, and I can’t seem to find much care info about these, so any info from you or anyone up to it would be nice 🙂 Final question, do you repot anything that doesnt have flowers right away?
hi dani off topic I’m trying to order the orchitop Seramis I’m after the course media not the fine stuff we get in the UK I visited there site and there’s only one type which is under clay pebbles product number 587 are these the course Seramis I’m looking for? or are they the finer Seramis. also as hydroton is expensive can I use any types of clay balls? could you reccomend me a brand which can get from the UK please thank you your articles are great and beneficial😊
I have successfully bloomed DENDROBIUM orchids in the fridge and mentioned it in an orchid group when posting pictures of the flowers. I’m hoping I didn’t cause any misunderstanding with that information 🙁 it’s always very important to know how your individual orchid grows and follow the guidelines of their natural habitat, because 1) what works for one orchid may not work for yours and 2) what works in one persons environment may not work in yours. Always do your research, always use common sense, and if you’re unsure, don’t be afraid to ask for advice 🙂
I received an orchid haul – bare-rooted – the orchids I ordered were left in a refrigerator, until they were inspected. The Box was open for one week, in the refrigerator, needless to say, I lost the hold lot!!!! The Phal species were DOA. Cell membrane structure completely decimated. Every plant suffered! I am trying to save some of the larger catts. Doesn”t look too promising – roots dessicated, just plain old dried out. My advice: NEVER put a phal or any orchid in the fridge!!!!
Once again, one should follow Mother Nature and not some new and trendy idea. Unless someone has an orchid variant that Mother Nature, through genetic variation, has created to survive in cooler conditions, one should not assume that their orchid will do well simply because of what they want or wish to happen. A poor man’s air conditioner would be to place ice in a tray in the vacinity and not on the orchid medium of the orchid.
You know, I always wanted to have a british accent, growing up on Sir David Attenborough’s documentaries, I always get a sense that his accent makes everything so much more interesting and soothing in a way, like a story 🙂 Alas, I cannot properly produce an accent, but I do enjoy yours and also your articles 😛 I’ll stick to whatever accent I might have as a non English native speaker 😉
Could you please make a article next spring how you get them out of dormancy? I had pleione formosana for 2.5 years, kept in fridge, they did not bloom. This spring I managed to kill them – it was an idea to use new substrat. They started to grow well and then lost all the roots. May be will buy them again after your spring article.))