Orchids Wilting
Its normal for an orchids flowers to wilt when the plant is finished blooming.
Orchids wilting. I have had the plant 3 weeks. Fittingly called the moth orchid phalaenopsis orchidaceae family flowers resemble a flurry of moths along the plants arched stems. In plain and simple terms the cause of the majority of all droopy and wrinkly orchid leaves is improper moisture levels for your plant. For first time orchid owners the end of the initial blooming cycle can be confusing and disappointing.
Despite following the simple watering schedule and making sure your plant received plenty of indirect light your orchid blooms wilted and fell off. Orchids are really picky when it comes to watering so you should pay close attention to how much they need. What do i do forto the wilted blooms six blooms on my orchid. Causes of droopy orchid leaves.
The plant main leaf of the orchid is beautiful and green. Enthusiastic and excited you purchased an orchid moved it from the greenhouse into your home and placed it by the windowsilljust like the instructions said. Wilting orchid flowers always make a new orchid grower a bit nervous. Assuming your orchid is dead you label yourself with a black thumb and throw whats left of your plant in the dumpster.
If the wilted flower spike concerns you though you can cut it off. In nature phalaenopsis. Wilting blooms are a common sight at the end of a blooming cycle. A pot with good drainage holes and a layer of sphagnum moss over the loamy soil ensures sufficient moisture and adequate drainage.
It had open blooms when i got it and today the blooms are wilted. After anywhere from a week to six months those blooms will naturally start to wilt and will eventually detach from the plant and fall off. The six blooms on my orchid are suddenly wilted. The main orchids problems come from watering and wilted flowers are one of them.
Normally this means that wilted orchid flowers indicate that the plant is stressed and you need to fix the issue. Droopy and wrinkled orchid leaves are cause by 1 critical fault in culture. Keep the watering in check. Wilted leaves on the phalaenopsis.
And that is watering. This doesnt indicate any problem with the plant. You will also notice this problem extending even to the orchids leaves. How do you now when wilted orchid flowers are normal or not.
The leaf of the plant is a beautiful greenbut blooms wilted. Thus if your indoor orchid starts to wilt its usually a sign that something is wrong. Providing additional water during the flowering season discourages wilting due to dehydration. Most orchid species will only produce blooms once per year twice at most.