Orchids grow as potted plants and have varied blooming seasons, depending on their species. The most common time for orchids to reach peak blooming season is March, but there are also varieties that require less care and may last between 2 and 4 months. The number one reason orchids fail to produce flowers is a lack of light.
Orchid species differ in blooming frequency and the duration of the blooming season. Some orchids require little care and will flower for between 2 and 4 months, while others require little care and will last for 2 to 4 months. Orchid bloom stages include the emergence of flower spikes, the full unfurling of petals, and the final stages of flowering.
The flowering season for “toads” or “bulldog” paphs begins, with cooler summer nights allowing for their growth. The last of spring-flowering types (spring-blooming types) will be finishing, while the first summer-blooming types will show buds on their rapidly growing, soft pseudobulbs. Orchids have a peak blooming season that depends on the hardiness zone and the flower’s species. Many orchids need a period of dormancy, typically in winter, when they should reduce or stop fertilizing.
A natural orchid cycle typically sees leaf growth in summer and early fall, a bloom spike in late fall or early winter, and then blooming in early spring. Some orchids may bloom for several months before the blooms wilt and fall off.
Orchids do not bloom all year, but most varieties have a specific blooming season that can vary depending on the species. Dropping the temperature in autumn encourages more flowers year after year.
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I remember you had a article, or maybe a few, that chronicled your experience going out of town for a long time and how you took care of your orchids then. I think some of them you actually had completely in water, and others a neighbor took care of? I also seem to remember some got crown rot from top-watering (and I felt so bad for you!). Anyway, I would love to see an updated article on your ideas for keeping orchids while out of town. I sometimes go out of town for 3 weeks, and I’ve found some methods to keep things alive but nothing I’m 100% happy with.
Your orchids are so beautiful. Thank you for the article, it was very informative! My Phalaenopsis just finished blooming (one flower is still on its stem) and it is already growing a new spike. I was surprised. I also have a mini Phalaenopsis (I bought it recently, do they have a correct name?) and it looks like it is also growing a stem and will bloom soon. 🙂
Hi Dani. At the orchid shows they sell bare root orchids and at a very reasonable price. I do avoid them because mostly the roots appear dry and no sign of new or fresh roots. Actually I am not sure if they need to be potted right away or you should I wait for signs of new growth? Can you do a article on this topic?
Hi Dany I’m very happy yesterday discovered in one orchid paphs a tiny tiny leafs in her, for a moment I couldn’t believe but I use loop and oh my gosh this is awesome bring new spike and keiki I’m very happy and I like share with you,thanks to your suggestions,saludos,greetings from San Diego Lidia .
Hi Danny, I’ve always loved Orchids but have never been successful at properly maintaining one myself, so I keep on trying every now and then. I’ve discovered your website and decided to give orchids yet another go, but I’ve run into a problem. The Phal I bought is in a poor shape, I tried to see the roots and judge if they were in a good shape before buying, but they were all cramped and I couldn’t see them too well, so I chose one that looked fairly good… When I brought it home, it turned out that the roots weren’t in the best of shapes, I cut some of them off, those that felt mushy to the touch, as you suggested in your articles, but I also noticed that the new roots growing out of the orchid have brown endings instead of bright green, and I don’t know what that means? Also, my biggest problem at the moment is that the orchid’s blooms are not opening at all. I’m suspecting it might be due to the lack of light as I live in Finland and it’s now autumn and we don’t get much light anymore – could you tell me how I could counter act that lack of light? Or perhaps it is the poor root system that the flower is struggling to absorb all the nutrients from the watering? What should I do? Cut the stems, or at least one of them, to let the flower grow some new roots, or provide it better lightining (what kind?) and the rest of the blooms would open up eventually? Here is the link to my photobucket, where I uploaded the pictures of the orchid and the root system, as well as the new, brown-tipped roots: i50.
I have an odd environment. I grow my orchids in a south window. Because the sun is so high in the summer, the catts really don’t receive much direct light. However, NOW!, I have full sun blazing through my window, and likely will until the sun starts to get higher in the spring. Will this effect the blooming cycles? And yes, I loved the old articles, def re-do!