Trends For Orchid Flower Growth 10+
Nov 05 2010 Potting Your Orchid 1.
orchid flower growth. This post is written to provide a solid foundation for your exceptional orchid care. Some orchids are easier to grow than others. Its a slightly brighter green and a tad flattened with what looks almost like a tiny mitten at the tip.
While growing spikes remain green along their full lengthSpikes usually emerge from between the plants leaves not from the plants center. Feb 21 2019 The short reddish growth on the left of the base of the plant is a root and the growth on the right is a flower spike. These kinds of orchids that have variegated leaves will prefer that these temperatures be about 5 degrees warmer.
Cattleya Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum. This next photo shows a brand new flower spike growing out of the base of another one of my Phalaenopsis orchids. Flower spikes are usually greener than roots and have a flatter mitten-shaped tip.
Aerial roots that hang from the orchids spike or curl up and over the edges of its pot are common in Phalaenopsis orchids. To replicate these natural growing conditions its important to choose a high-quality specialized orchid growing medium and that is not potting soil. The easiest way to make an orchid rebloom is cutting back the flower spike leaving the top node intact.
This should stimulate the production of another flower stem over the next few months. Feb 22 2020 Orchid roots have rounded green tips. Growing orchids arent as difficult as you think in fact they are lot easier than a normal house plant.
Some first-time orchid growers make the mistake of assuming that. If you cut the flower spike all the way back to the base you will induce root growth and not a new flower spike. A basic mix for growing orchids consists of coarse perlite fir bark and sphagnum moss.