Summary of the factors affecting the flowering of ball orchid

Light

Potted orchids should be cultivated on the outdoor south windowsill or near the indoor south window in spring and autumn, which can keep the leaves green and bright and blossom well. In summer, you need to move to the shade to prevent the strong light from shining directly, otherwise the leaf color will easily turn yellow. If you put it in the lack of light for a long time, the color of the leaves will become lighter, and the flowers will be less and less colorful.

Fertilizer and water

In the growing season, in addition to watering to see dry and wet, but also often need to spray water on the leaves. Summer watering should be adequate, at the same time, attention should be paid to increasing air humidity to facilitate robust growth. In the peak growing season, the fertilizer and water of thin cake combined with nitrogen and phosphorus were applied once or twice a month. The suitable temperature is not cold-resistant, and the suitable temperature for growth is 15 ℃-25 ℃. The room temperature in winter should be kept above 10 ℃. If it is lower than 5 ℃, it is vulnerable to cold injury, resulting in defoliation and even death of the whole plant.

Change the basin

The flowerpot should choose the high pot, the young plant should change the pot every spring, and the adult plant can change the pot every 1-2 years. For plants with existing buds and flowers, do not move the flowerpot at will, otherwise it is easy to cause buds and flowers to fall.

Pruning

The young plant should pick the heart early, promote the branch, and set up the support in time to make it climb and grow upward. Part of the old root should be cut off when changing the basin. After the flower fades, it should be allowed to wither and fall naturally, and the flower stem should not be cut off, because most of the flower buds of the second year will sprout in the same place, and if they are cut off, it will affect the number of flowers in the coming year. This is one of the main reasons why many flower friends raise ball orchids do not blossom or rarely bloom.