What to do if orchids do not bloom
Answering questions for netizens about the content of orchids, such as what to do if orchids do not bloom, the following is a comprehensive introduction.
There are various reasons why orchids do not bloom. Orchid enthusiasts need to investigate and analyze. A normal mature orchid plant, as long as it has reached a cluster of two to three seedlings, can bloom under normal conditions if cultivated properly (a few orchids with single seedlings can also bloom, and it is often the case with cold orchids with thick roots and thin leaves).
1. The orchid plant is too small and does not have reproductive genes. Some young seedlings that have not yet formed pseudobulbs need to go through two years of vegetative growth, form pseudobulbs, and then sprout new shoots two to three times, when the branches have three generations together, they may bloom.
2. Planting in separate clusters can disrupt the transmission habit of the reproductive gene of orchids, so it is advisable to plant orchids in clusters. Single planting has fewer leaves and less accumulation of organic matter, and the reproductive gene cannot be active. Generally, without three pseudobulbs connected together in three generations, it is difficult to bloom.
3. Improper drying and wetting, spring and summer are the vegetative growth periods of orchids (but need to avoid the attack of plum rain and heavy rain), if it is too dry in autumn, it will inhibit vegetative growth. Winter is its dormant period, it should be slightly dry, if too wet, it can easily make the potting soil freeze and expand, injuring the root system, affecting the sprouting of new shoots in the following spring and summer, and further affecting its normal reproductive growth.
4. Too little light, limited accumulation of organic matter, unable to meet the needs of reproductive growth. Although orchids are shade-loving flowers, it does not mean that they do not need sunlight. They only dislike direct strong light and long exposure to light, but require diffused and scattered light (semi-shaded). Often, plants growing in shady areas have dark green leaves but are difficult and less likely to bloom; while plants growing in a south-facing direction and semi-shaded in summer have slightly yellowish-green leaves but produce more flowers, and the flowers are beautiful and fragrant.
There is also a special reason why orchids themselves cannot bloom, or it can be said that a few orchids are not very fond of blooming. This phenomenon has appeared in various orchid species, and I have encountered it myself: a simple sprout orchid from the mountains in my area in 2004 has been cultivated in my garden for six or seven years and has developed into more than ten pots, but has never seen flowers until now. This is probably the phenomenon of infertility and sterility in plants (orchids)!
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