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The first help you can give your plant is to remove its withered flowers and let it rest. To stimulate flowering of a dried orchid, it is necessary to prune it. To do this, count 2 buds from the base of your plant and cut the dried stem 1cm from the 3rd bud .
Take care of the roots
If your orchid’s roots are white or black, remove them with shears so as not to contaminate the rest of the roots. Also remember to remove dead roots. Press with your fingers on the roots, if some are soft, it means that they are dead and therefore need to be pruned. Keep only the aerial roots which are always useful.
I repot
After freeing your plant from dehydrated roots, stems and petals, you need to repot it to change the substrate. Indeed, who says a new substrate says a new supply of essential nutrients to help your plant flower again.
To repot your orchid, do not use a standard substrate. Your orchid needs a substrate rich in, among other things, clay pellets, sphagnum moss, coconut and charcoal fibers and pine bark. Also consider choosing a transparent plastic pot to constantly check the condition of the orchid’s roots. Repotting can be done every 2 or 3 years.
Therefore, you will have to provide your orchid with the necessary conditions for its correct development.
Exposure
Place your pot in a bright place, but without your plant being exposed to direct sunlight which could dry out its foliage.
Temperature
Keep your pot at a temperature between 18°C and 25°C. Also, keep the pot away from drafts. Although the orchid loves heat, it does not like humidity, so keep your plant away from radiators or any heating system. Indeed, the radiator dries the surrounding air and therefore your orchid will need more water in this case.
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