What Are the Growth Patterns of Orchids? Read This One Article to Understand

To groworchidswell, you must understandthe orchid's growth and development patterns, and have some knowledge of when they sprout and grow leaves, when they bloom, and when they go dormant. In the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region, it is roughly as follows:
　　Cymbidium goeringiiblooms in early March, when the temperature is around 13-17°C; new shoots begin to grow in late May (about 23°C); after late August (32°C), flower buds emerge and grow again. From late November to February is the relative dormancy period for flower buds, when they stop growing, until they bloom in March. Cymbidium ensifolium is slightly later thanCymbidium goeringii, beginning to grow flower buds in late March, with peak bloom in mid-to-late April, and new shoots and new leaves growing from early July to late September. Flower bud differentiation occurs in early March rather than in September-October likeCymbidium goeringii, and after the flower buds emerge there is no relative dormancy period. New leaves all grow in spring and summer, and after the flower buds emerge there is no relative dormancy period. The epiphytic Tiger Head Orchid blooms inwinter and spring, and the Yellow Cicada Orchid blooms inautumn and winter, but their new leaves and new shoots all grow from late spring to summer, and generally there is a short dormancy period after flowering. The Beijing region's seasons are 1-2 weeks or more later than the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region, but if orchids arecultivatedin a greenhouse, due to the higher temperatures, the growing season may even be earlier than in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region.