When Your Orchid Blooms, Move It Somewhere Cooler
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
So, you’ve nursed and fussed over an orchid for many long months and now it is rewarding you with a gorgeous bloom. Should you treat the plant any differently now? The answer is: Perhaps.
Although the variety of your orchid will be the final determinant, as a rule it would be prudent for you to remove the plant to a cooler and drier place that that in which it was grown. This will assist the flowers to last longer than in a moist, warm greenhouse or other typical growing room.
Most orchids will not suffer by being place in a drier and cooler location when they are in bloom. Most will derive positive benefit from it. Nevertheless, you should ensure that the temperature of your orchid’s temporary new home should never get below 50 degrees F. at night.
Here’s an experiment you can make if you happen to have two orchids of the same variety which come into bloom at around the same time. Leave one in the warm room or greenhouse, and place the other in a dry, cool location as advised above. You will almost certainly notice that the one in your “cool room” will have fresh flowers for a much longer time than the one that was left behind.
The flowers of even the best-kept orchids will finally begin to fade at some point, of course. When this happens it is time to move the plant back to its warmer room. Take care to shade it from direct sun until it has re-adjusted to the warmth. If you neglect this, the plant could become scorched.
One of the keys to success in growing orchids is understanding their life cycles and the different stages they go through. Every stage requires a different kind of care, and the blossoming stage has its own unique “rules.”.
The most up-to-date guide to today’s orchid care, in my opinion, is Orchid Care Expert by Nigel Howard, which may be downloaded online. Howard’s well-written guide constitutes a thorough education all to itself. And, it’s appropriate for beginning gardeners as well as more experienced orchid cultivators. Also, check out the Orchid Secrets web site, which features an ever-growing library of postings on all topics of orchid cultivation.
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