Four methods to trick orchid into reblooming to stunning flowers
You can trick your orchids into reblooming during dormancy by doing these four tasks, garden experts claim.
Orchids are popular houseplants with air-purifying qualities. However, if your struggling to take care of it while its dormant, here is how you can trick it into reblooming.
Typically during the cold weather months, these stunning flowers go dormant for months before reblooming. Signs that your plant has gone dormant include stems drying out and turning brown, leaves looking dull, faded and/or limp.
It is also important to provide you plant with a proper watering routine and keep it in suitable conditions.
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How to trick your orchid into reblooming
1. Feed them
After your orchid blooms, garden experts recommend fertilizing it regularly with one specifically formulated for orchids.
2. Water them
You know you need to water your plants when the orchid’s roots dry out between waterings, which leads to dehydration. It is important to keep the roots extra moist in a pot that has proper drainage. You can also place the pot on a tray of pebbles.
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3. Light them
The best lighting conditions for orchids is a brightly lit room. Lighting is particularly critical for this plant as inadequate lighting is one of the most mommon reasons it won't bloom. However, it also does not take to direct sunlight so proceed with caution.
4. Cool them
Moth orchids, in particular, bloom throughout the winter and into spring and react to a marked change in temperature, blooming when there’s a 10-15 degree change in temperature between daytime and nighttime.
So, to trick your orchid into reblooming, move its pot to a cooler location at night.
