Blooming

A high phosphorus number on the label is supposed to force an orchid into bloom. That is the

Check which type of dendrobium you have before you change anything else. Nobile type dendrobiums need a cold,

Fifty to fifty five F at night is the temperature that starts a cymbidium spike. Learning how to

You reach in to water your Phalaenopsis and find the spike hanging by a thread. Three buds are

Stake a Phalaenopsis flower spike once it reaches 6 to 8 inches and is still soft and green.

Orchid growers often assume dormancy works the way it does for spring bulbs. In that picture, the whole

A new orchid spike has a flat tip shaped like a mitten. A new orchid root has a

Six buds lined up on your Phalaenopsis spike, plump and green. Then one turned pale yellow overnight and

A ten degree overnight temperature drop starts the Phalaenopsis bloom clock each fall. Nights of 55 F (13

The flowers on your orchid looked perfect two weeks ago. Now the petals feel soft, the edges are