My orchid will only grow new leaves & now the roots are growing like crazy - how can I get it to bloom?

Orchid fertilizers will help with the bloom. They are very temperamental,so watch the the temps and sunlight.

My orchid will only grow new leaves %26amp; now the roots are growing like crazy - how can I get it to bloom?
I can help you, my mom is an orchidiologist or whateva they r called, but I have to know what kind of orchid is that... it it a Cattleya or a Laelia or Phalaenopsis or what? It may need more light or fertizer.



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For a phalaenopsis you need 17-17-17 or 20-20-20 fertilizer, fertilize it once a month (a little little spoon per each 5liters of water) and put it in a lighty place but not under sun, it may be behind a window that receives sun light of morning only, middleday light will damage it.



(the fertilizant I am talking about is not animal poop, it is a special color powder with a formula 17-17-17 that you have to solve with water and then put it to the plant)
Reply:Phalaenopsis orchids usually bloom in the winter and spring. A change in day length at the winter solstice (around Christmas) triggers flower spike initiation. Patience is required. Orchids need adequate light to bloom. You are in luck since moth orchids require fairly low levels of light to bloom successfully. New leaves should mature to be larger in size than the previous leaf. Leaves should be thick and leather. Limp leaves are a sign of too little light. Plant lights (4 tubes of 4 ft fluorescent grow lights or balanced daylight spectrum) work well in supplementing daylight in the house. If the plant is vigorously growing and has enough light, it should generate one or two bloom spikes in the winter.
Reply:You may try replanting it. They have special dirt ( I found mine in Walmart) just for orchids. Your pot should be at least 1 inch bigger. Keep it moist and fertilize it monthly with Peters fertilizer. I have good luck with it. Before you transplant it be sure to run alot of water through it. Fertilizers build up and need to be flushed out every so often. Good luck!
Reply:Phalaenopsis orchids need indirect sunlight. They do well in eastern light. Another important condition for blooming is a tempurature swing of about 10 to 15 degrees between night and day. In other words, the nighttime temp where you have your orchids should drop 10 to 15 degrees at night or you may never see blooms.

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