Phalaenopsis Orchid Care Plant

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Orchids have a reputation for being difficult to grow when in fact many varieties make excellent house plants. With proper care an orchid can be in bloom for months each year and can live indefinitely.

In this respect orchids are an excellent value as far as blooming plants go. A well cared for and varied orchid collection can provide continuous bloom every day of the year. Good orchid care requires just some basic knowledge about orchids and how they grow.

Now that you know the intricacies of your orchid, you might be wondering about when it blooms and rests. Phalaenopsis orchids usually bloom once a year.

In their native tropical environments, Phalaenopsis orchids will grow new leaves in the summer or early fall and sprout a new stalk in winter. Fresh new flowers will bloom in late winter or early spring.

Because Just Add Ice orchids are grown year-round, our orchids can stay in bloom for two to three months if kept in the correct conditions.

What happens after your orchid has finished blooming?

Its flowers will wilt and fall off. When this happens, don’t worry, your orchid’s not dead, it’s just storing up energy to rebloom.

The orchid group includes several several hundred different genera and thousands of species, but most people are introduced to orchids through the Phalaenopsis genus, which are particularly good orchids for beginners.

These are thick-leaved plants with elegant, arching sprays of bloom the orchids featured in so many design magazines sitting on coffee tables across America.

Phalaenopsis orchids are rewarding plants. They are not demanding, and in the right conditions, they will display showy blooms for months.

Orchid Care Plant Important Tips With Guide

Water: 5” Orchids in moss – Water lightly if needed every 15 to 25 days. Best if allowed to almost dry out between watering. Check the medium with your finger if you feel moisture do not water. Your orchid is potted in moss which holds moisture extremely well, do not let stand in water. For 3” Mini Phalaenopsis in moss – Water lightly if needed every 8 to 15 days. Check medium first before watering.

Temperature: Day: 68-75 degrees; Night: 65–75 degrees. Plant should have even temperature if possible, especially when in bud. Chilly temps or draft areas can cause flowers and buds to drop.

Light: Medium to Bright (indirect) light. Avoid direct sunlight, as leaves burn easily. If leaves turn yellow or splotchy, plant is getting too much light.

Continuing Care: When last flower drops, cut the stem halfway between base and top at an angle between the nodes for a possible re-bloom. If a re-bloom doesn’t happen within 45 days, cut the stem just above the crown/leaf for a new spike in Winter/Spring. During the winter months place your Phalaenopsis Orchid on the window ledge with the greatest amount of indirect sun for 45 days or till new stem begins. It temp must drop to 58 to 60F to force new flower stem. Once a new stem begins place Orchid in normal temperatures for growing.

Fertilizer:

When your Orchid is blooming fertilizer is not needed. If you want to fertilize, we recommend a balanced fertilizer like 12-12-12 or similar ratio. Apply fertilizer at one-quarter strength with every other watering. When blooming is desired, a high phosphorus fertilizer (such as 10-30-20) can be applied to promote blooming.

The Orchidaceous are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colorful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.

Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. Wikipedia

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