my phal. orchid isnt flowering?

Question

Ok, recently i asked about why my phal. orchid isnt growing flowers, and it's been about a year....I feed it(fertilizer) about every other week or two, very weak solution, about half than the recommend dosage. The fertilizer is 31% phosphate and 19% Nitrogen....Now i was told to get a fertalizer with a higher phosphate content than nitrogen, but I've been feeding my plant this alll along (higher phosphates supposedly increase flower growth).....the plant gets about 8hrs of light from the grow lamp.....it's growing very very well, It has grown two new leaves, and various new roots....very sturdy and extremely healthy plant....just no flowers!!!! what can i do to encourage my orchid to flower for me?

Answer 1

Did you cut off the previous flowering stem? If it was still green, you could have just cut it below the first flower and it might have produced new ones - they often produce their new flowers from side growths from the old flower stem. If you cut it off (to the bottom), it may take 7 months to get it to flower again. The 3-4 months mentioned above is for how long they can STAY in bloom.

You should also give them a "rest" period when you allow the temperature to drop and cut back on fertilizer - then when it warms up and you start fertilizing on a more regular schedule, they'll begin to produce the new flowers.

Answer 2

Orchids bloom 3 months after they last bloomed just make sure to fertilize them with an orchid fertilizer to boost the success rate of flowering.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Just be patient, orchids will bloom when they are ready, give it defussed light and water, it's all good.