What if dries orchid: causes and how to help the plant
Refinement orchid many scares. Florists rightly fear that her need special care. When an expensive flower begins to dry up, many no longer care for her except that she dies. But the flower is still possible to return to life.
Why dries orchid
Most often the flowers are dying due to pests. The second reason - the wrong care. The most difficult to identify what - the owner of an error.
What should be the conditions for growth? In summer time the temperature must be kept within 22-28 ° C. If the level is higher - plant removes moisture from the leaves of its own that is detrimental to them.
The rainforest conditions are completely different. Dry city apartment does not give such ever. The result - peresushka substrate, the depletion of the plant.
To achieve the desired temperature
Phalaenopsis threatens drying away from direct sunlight. It is also dangerous to the hot room. The roots of plants are suffering from hypothermia. They lack water.
Leaves turn yellow fade quickly. The plant should be immediately placed in a cool dark place. Treatment time - a few hours.
When will cool down - spend watering or spraying.
Yellow leaves is the signal of overheating. Also exhibit other signs:
· Slackness;
· Lethargy;
· Pale color.
Window blinds without protection - the first condition for wilting orchids. Dangerously close to the battery, the computer, large home appliances. Pot with a plant clean deep into the room. While the flower is not cool, the leaves do not water, not sprayed. Consequences - death of plant tissues, yellowing.
The leaves were restored, it takes time. Overheating can be avoided if to rearrange flower. Desirably pritenenie.
The root system of orchids
Lack of daylight leads to rotting of the root system. The second reason - lack of irrigation. Signs - blackening, brown color roots. When pressing one liquid is allocated.
Determine the extent of damage:
1. Average.
2. Easy.
3. Heavy.
If the plant is firmly located in the substrate - may be enough to eliminate dehydration and its consequences. The plant is removed from the window sill, leaving in a dark place for a while. Then half an hour it is immersed in a basin of water. This will return the roots of the desired state.
The shop sells adapted varieties. They do not have the conditions just like in nature. With a little effort - and orchid apartment will look quite natural.