How To Take Care Of An Orchid Plant?

This beginner-friendly guide provides information on choosing, potting, watering, and caring for orchids. It covers the best orchid types, potting, and the best potting media for different species. Orchid plants need repotting when the potting mix breaks down, leading to dead roots or the plant outgrows the container. The best potting media is A. Orchids are a diverse family of flowering plants, with over 25,000 species distributed worldwide.

Proper orchid care requires watering once a week, positioning the orchid in a bright windowsill facing east or west, feeding with a fertilizer designed for orchids, and repotting in fresh orchid mix when the orchid stops blooming. Watering should be done every 7 to 10 days, and the condition should be tested by pressing a finger down into the moss or potting soil mix.

Orchids are easy to grow and maintain when their light, soil, water, and fertilizer needs are met. All orchids should be watered with tepid water, never ice cubes or cold water. Check the roots and leaves for healthy plump roots and no yellowing leaves, and ensure there are no pests.

Orchids thrive in a humid environment, so increasing humidity can be done by misting or placing pots on a tray filled with gravel. By following these guidelines, orchids can be kept thriving for years.