How much and how often blooming orchids at home

Flowers in the house is not only interior design solutions, but also pets. Orchid - overseas beauty, took its place in the hearts of people with his exotic, variety of forms and colors. Consider the behavior of the orchid at home.

Flowering orchids at home

If you buy different varieties of orchids, it is possible to provide a year-round bloom, since each class its own period, for example:

· Phalaenopsis blooms from January to December

· Cymbidium blooms from October to February

· Wanda blooms from March to June

When properly cared for orchid will bloom two or three times a year. Pause between the flowering of 2-2.5 months. Bloom orchids begin not in the "young" age, and from 1.5 - 2 years of age is the formation of stems. Therefore, if the plant flowers for a long time are not happy, then it is still young.

Matured orchid discloses buds during 24 hours and has 5-8 shoots.

How to extend and strengthen the flowering orchids

1. Permanent place of pot and the lighting - natural and lamp if necessary.

2. The roots of orchids gentle, so the need for transparency pots with drainage holes for access of light and air to the roots.

3. The substrate has to be special - chopped bark, moss, charcoal or a special primer ready for orchids.

4. Indoor climate. In the warm period from late April to early October orchid worth keeping outdoor temperature varies naturally. In winter, the flowers are living in a closed ventilated room.

5. Proper watering. Before flowering more intense, during the break between the blooms once every 10 days, to prevent root rot. It is worth to remember that excessive watering orchids enemy, sometimes it is necessary to replace the spraying water from the sprinkler.

6. The humidified air is needed not only people, but also exotic flowers. The easiest humidifier - container with water, can also be purchased with a professional air ionization.

7. Shock to shake the flower needed in the case when there is no explanation for the lack of young shoots. Rearrange the pot to another place, strengthening and weakening of the watering can "cheer" orchid.

Fertilizer is desirable to use in flower growth time, liquid is better, but do not load the plant nutrition, so as not to destroy.

Irrigate every month substrate from fertilizer residues. After flowering, the flower should be ensured by reducing the temperature, softening lighting, lack of fertilizers and irrigation frequency.

To summarize, to behold the house blooming orchids all year round, it is necessary to have several varieties of wonderful plants and provide them with the relevant conditions and care.