Methods For Restoring Orchid Blooms?

After an orchid blooms, it enters a period of dormancy where all the flowers fall off. This rest period is normal and requires proper care and maintenance. To encourage reblooming, create the right environment, watering techniques, potting mix, fertilizing, and pruning for your orchid. This guide covers the basics of orchid care and maintenance for different varieties, including mimicking your orchid’s native climate, cutting the flower spike, feeding, and repotting.

To help your orchid store up energy for reblooming, place the plant in a spot that receives bright, but indirect light and keep the plant at a standard room temperature of 65-85°F. Water regularly and may add a humidifier or a pebble tray to boost humidity near your plants.

Increase light levels to facilitate blooming if your orchid is placed farther from a window, preferably within an East or West direction. Place the orchids higher to prevent damage to their leaves and avoid direct sunlight. Orchid care tips for reblooming include potting the orchid in an orchid-specific growing medium, maintaining a consistent watering and feeding schedule, and keeping it in an orchid-specific growing medium.

To prevent bud blast, give the plant enough light to photosynthesize. Wait until the flowers have dropped off, cut back the stem to the nearest bud, or cut the spent flower spike down to the base.

After repotting your orchid, fertilize it with granular or liquid orchid fertilizer according to the instructions on the label and continue to fertilize as needed. Remember to give your orchid enough light to photosynthesize and ensure it has the necessary nutrients to thrive.