1 week Ago By Angela Patrone
Orchids are not typically grown for their foliage, except for certain varieties like the ludisia. It’s frustrating to stare at an orchid every day like a watched pot waiting to boil, longing for flowers that never appear. It’s even more frustrating to watch an orchid develop buds that shrivel and eventually drop without ever opening.
To avoid this, one woman shared the secret to her orchid blooming success on a client’s houseplant she cares for. She claimed that the houseplant was thriving for two reasons - its monthly feed and regular water intake. Taking to the Orchids Tips and Tricks Facebook page Carta Magna wrote: “This is one of my clients orchids that I take care of.
“It’s now been blooming for over six months because I feed it monthly and it sits in about 100 to 150ml of tap water. “To keep the lower roots green, fat and juicy all the time. I only water every 7th day.
“It’s now just over three years old. It’s only in bark, as moss is bad for the roots.” Alongside the post, Carta shared a picture of the moth orchid in full bloom that had over 15 flowers on one plant.
Fellow orchid lovers in the comments described the orchid on display as “absolutely stunning”. Others wanted to know more about what to do when watering orchids and if 100 to 150ml is too much water for orchids. Carta responded: “Yes 100/150ml is not a lot of water.
If there’s any water left in the bottom of the pot in day seven, I swap that out for fresh. If on day five the water has all gone, I don’t water until day seven. “The bark has soaked up some of the water and keeps the roots moist.
I’ve been doing it this way for nearly 30 years and never lost one and no root rot. “My oldest one is nearly 30 years old. Had its first repotted when it was 22, and only found three to four dead roots.
“It blooms at least twice a year, for up to six to seven months. Within four to eight weeks of the last blooms dropping, it pushes out new stems.”.
