Orchid: how to have a beautiful bloom and keep the plant healthy?

Orchids are very easy to maintain when you follow the basic rules of gardening. They do not require much maintenance and can quickly become a beautiful plant to decorate your interior if you take care of them. This plant, a symbol of fertility, will brighten up your interior with its butterfly-shaped flowers. However, to keep a beautiful indoor plant and obtain optimal flowering, you need to know how to grow it.

Here are some natural tips for planting your orchids at home and maintaining them in the long term. You will have beautiful flowering plants and beautiful flowers on your orchids.

Lemon, the best ally for an orchid
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For this beautiful indoor plant, nothing is better than lemon to grow it. Orchids are flowering plants that like acidity. To have healthy roots and foliage, lemon is the best ally for your orchids. It is perfect for cleaning the leaves and preventing the proliferation of fungi at the roots. In addition, lemon can be used as a natural insecticide thanks to its disinfectant active ingredients that will scare away all insects and other leaf-eating pests. Especially since lemon is rich in potassium and vitamin C, which promote the flowering of orchids. However, it is strongly advised not to pour lemon directly on the plant. The citric acid present in lemon could damage this perennial plant.

How to use lemon on an orchid?
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First method: You need lemon, water and cotton. Pour the equivalent of ten drops of lemon juice into a bowl containing 200 ml of water. Take a cotton pad that you will soak in this water-lemon mixture and then wring it out. Then gently pass the almost dry cotton pad over the leaves of your orchid to clean them. You should not see water running down the leaves. It is recommended to do this operation only once a week. It helps repel insects such as scale insects.

Second method: Pour the equivalent of three drops of lemon juice into a spray bottle containing 200 ml of water and shake the bottle well to mix everything. You can then spray the mixture on the base of your indoor plant. This method also keeps away insects that sneak into the roots of your indoor plant and thus prevent diseases. It is recommended to put your orchids in a transparent plastic pot to be able to check its roots. You can use this tip once a month to maintain your plant.

Where to place an orchid in your interior?
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Orchids should be placed in a bright room. They grow best when exposed to sunlight. You can place them near a window so that they are not exposed to direct daylight. If you decide to change the location of your indoor plants, there are precautions to take. For example, in the case of orchids, you should avoid handling them when they are forming buds. This change could cause them to stop flowering abruptly and you will get faded flowers. These plants can also form accordion-shaped leaves. This is why, when you place your indoor plant in a place, you should leave it there for as long as possible. Avoid putting your orchid in front of your balcony door if you are used to opening it to air out your home.

When should you water an orchid?
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You are almost ready to take care of your orchid and give it all the attention it needs for optimal flowering and beautiful white flowers. Now, the orchid is a flower that likes humidity. It is therefore not necessary to water it too much. It is more likely to die from excessive watering rather than from drought. It is advisable to water it with rainwater or as explained above with water and lemon because it does not tolerate hard water. As these plants appreciate humidity, you can humidify their leaves and stems quite often with a mister that you will leave at room temperature. If your orchid flowers, water it every ten days. If it is not yet flowering, you can wait up to fifteen or twenty days.

In conclusion, orchids require little maintenance but they need light. To stimulate their growth, you can always add a nitrogen fertilizer to your orchids. During the winter periods, avoid placing your orchid near a radiator. They like humidity and dread heat.