If your Dendrobium is thin and won't bloom, it's missing this - spray it daily and it will burst into bloom with a wonderful fragrance

Many friends like to keep a few pots of Dendrobium at home. Dendrobium has beautiful flowers and a pleasant fragrance, making it an excellent indoor potted plant. Some flower lovers also run into various problems while growing Dendrobium, such as it not blooming for several years and its stems growing thin and spindly. What is the reason?

When Dendrobium won't bloom and grows poorly, a big reason is that moisture levels aren't sufficient. Dendrobium needs very high air humidity to grow, and it must stay at around 80% air humidity to grow normally. If the humidity falls short, the Dendrobium will dry out and won't bloom

In addition, Dendrobium cannot be exposed to strong light. Occasionally getting indirect light or no light at all still allows it to grow well. The questioner's Dendrobium is placed on a south-facing balcony, where the light is too strong, and this is also a reason the Dendrobium is growing poorly

Let's talk about how Dendrobium should normally be cared for

The original environment of Dendrobium is the deep mountain forests of the subtropics, where air humidity is high. It often grows epiphytically on tree trunks or rocks and is often out of the light. When caring for Dendrobium, we should try to mimic its original environment as much as possible

Use loose, breathable soil with plenty of gritty soil. Frequently spray water around the plant to increase air humidity. Dendrobium is very shade-tolerant, so do not expose it to strong light. It can get a moderate amount of indirect light, and it can also grow very well without any sun. Strong light easily causes dry leaves and yellow leaves

Its flowering period is from April to May. If you want Dendrobium to bloom, you can apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer in spring, which can promote flower bud differentiation and produce more, more vivid flowers. After flowering, you can give it a multi-element organic fertilizer to replenish the nutrients used up by blooming. Fertilize once or twice a month, and be sure to apply dilute fertilizer frequently

Dendrobium flowers are fresh and elegant, and their floral fragrance is volatile, which can relieve mental stress and make people feel cheerful. We can keep a pot at home, and it has a great mood-lifting effect. What's more, steeping Dendrobium in water to drink also has excellent health-preserving benefits