Comment on I really begin to love the natural look of phals if you just let them be [Orchids]
Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 6 days agoSome phals need a temperature drop or photoperiod shift to bloom. Most supermarket orchids, yours most probably included, are ultra complex hybrids that are everblooming and don’t care much about that. Still, it might help.
The most obvious reason they don’t bloom tho is a lack of sunlight. Blooming costs A LOT of energy and doesn’t give the plant anything back. Give it LOTS of diffused light.
People say they don’t need much light, but that’s total BS. They might survive, but not thrive.
Mine are usually behind a shear curtain (blocks half the light) on a SW window. VERY bright.
IMPORTANT:
- Don’t move them too suddenly when they’ve adapted to dark conditions
- Observe the temperature of the leaves. They can get hot fast. In my climate they don’t burn, but they quickly will when they get direct sun for too long.
Show me a few pics of yours. Include some pictures of the roots and the leaves please, so I can help you troubleshoot.
Nutrients are usually not the primary issue. But they might. If they are, you’ll (or I) see it by the looks.
rbos@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
We did pick it up from a fancier florist, so it wasn’t a $10 supermarket special. That probably doesn’t change your point, though, god knows what its parentage is.
We give it the sunniest spot in the house already (south-facing window, with morning light up til about 1pm because winter), and it’s filtered through a double-pane insulated window, and it’s winter during the doldrums of the year, so it’s probably the lowest light it’ll get through the year.
The temperature thing is a good point. Maybe I just crack the window a bit so it gets some cold? It drops to about 5C right now.
I’ll get some pictures if I think about it when I’m home later. =p It has been throwing off a bunch of roots and the leaves are pretty healthy-looking.