They gave an orchid - and a new care appeared. The beautiful phalaenopsis has been blooming for three months with luxurious cream flowers. It seems that everything is going as it should: it stands in a bright place, but not in direct sunlight, once a week by immersion in warm water. Kind people have taught how to care for these very whimsical flowers. But what to do when the orchids bloomed - did not have time to say. So, you need to understand it yourself.
Withering begins
Flowers fell, drooped and wrinkled leaves. A heartbreaking sight, as the donkey Eeyore would say, especially when you consider how long you need to wait for the second flowering. What to do when orchids have bloomed? During this period, we need to carefully look at the flower. Our further actions depend on his condition. If the peduncle dries up, you can not cut it yet - the plant will take from it the remaining food.
And when it has completely dried up, it is necessary to remove it and leave a henna two and a half centimeters high. If the peduncle does not dry, but continues to grow - this is undesirable for an orchid, it is better to cut the faded stem over a sleeping bud. It is likely that soon the plant will give a new sprout and even bloom again. Especially generous for such surprises phalaenopsis (the same one on our windowsill!). So there is still hope.
Care after pruning a peduncle
So, the phalaenopsis orchid has faded. What to do with this beauty - we study further. It is clear that care cannot be stopped even now. In the same way, a flower will need watering and top dressing if we want to wait for a new flowering. In general, the methods of further care are different. If the flowers have fallen off, and the leaves are still fresh and healthy, you can cut the stem directly above them - perhaps in this place phalaenopsis will give a new sprout and buds. But this will slow down its further development.
If necessary, the plant can be transplanted. Here the information is contradictory. Some say that an orchid can only be planted in a plastic pot, while in a ceramic root, the roots firmly grow into the walls, and then try to remove them without damage. Other experts say the opposite: a plastic pot is one of the reasons for the rare flowering of orchids. So, clarification will be required empirically.
To painlessly remove the roots from the pot, you need to shed the soil profusely, and only then remove the lump. No need to try to spread the roots - they break easily. The dried and blackened parts of the roots are carefully removed.
The transplant takes place in a light substrate, which is sold specifically for orchids. What to do when orchids have bloomed in a small pot? Transplant to a more spacious one? There is no need: this flower needs exactly so much space to accommodate its roots.
Is spring coming soon?
Spring is a relative concept. The orchid is out of season. After the orchid has bloomed, it remains for us to love and groom it as before. And wait for a new flowering. When is another question to which each plant has its own answer. It all depends on the type of orchid, on the characteristics of care during and after flowering, on successful or incorrect pruning, on the place where the pot is, on temperature, on light ... In a word, everything should converge. And the time until the new flowering may take two to three months, or maybe a year. AND what to do when orchids have faded and ceased to be an ornament of our house? Be patient and wait. What the author of these lines is going to do.