Flowering orchids: how to take care during and after flowering

There is no one on earth who does not know what it looks like an orchid. This plant captivates with its appearance and wins the hearts of many women, becoming a favorite in the house. But it turned out that the plant is quite whimsical. Therefore, take care of it is extremely difficult.

Many people buy in stores soon flourishing. But after flowering comes to an end, people do not know what they do next. In many cases, simply discarded. To care will not be so difficult if to remember a few rules.

It is important in the future only to comply with them. Otherwise, the flower may die. So initially it is necessary to examine the plant itself, to ask the experts.

Many people are buying this plant, begin to raise a panic why the plant does not bloom if you have already been a long time. But people should know that orchids bloom begins only after a year or two. But this can happen only when the care for plants properly.

If the person is unknown age, it can always be determined by the number of leaves. The first time the flower begins to bloom when the barrel was formed 5-6 leaves. If you want to see the plant formed the kidney, it is necessary to carry out the procedure on the temperature drop.

If the plant has still not become to bloom, it is necessary to reduce the amount of watering or you can reduce the temperature to about 16 degrees.

But the main two methods are not used simultaneously. It may affect heavily the plant itself.

Many people also do not know how to properly care for the flower during flowering. Therefore, for this we need to remember a couple of rules that may be useful in the future.

It is necessary to increase the watering times in a couple of times when buds begin to form. It is also important that the night temperature has increased by about five to seven degrees during flowering.

What to do after the flower bud? The first thing to be cut orchid after fade. Also removed all the old flower stalks. This is necessary so that later formed fresh. It so happens that the plant blooms very small period of time and does not have time to gain strength.

It is therefore necessary to make a dressing of fertilizer. You can buy a special flower shops.

So that the orchid could please his flowering as long as possible, try to provide the plant with all the necessary conditions.

For flower needs light, but direct sunlight can kill. Better to choose a location for the plant on the west or south side. Should be watered properly. We can not allow the plant was too waterlogged.

It is important to remember that the orchid prefers warm.

Therefore, in the winter must be maintained + 20-25 degrees. And in the summer + 25-28 degrees. Just observing all these conditions the plants will bloom and die.