What to do when an orchid only blooms and does not grow leaves? Causes and solutions

Orchids generally grow leaves (shoots) first, and then bloom. What causes the situation a netizen mentioned, where the plant does not like to grow leaves but loves to bloom? Usually there are no more than two causes: sunlight and fertilizer.

Let's talk about sunlight first. As the saying goes: sun favors flowers, shade grows leaves. Orchids like alternating light and shade conditions, and especially in summer they should be shaded. If the light is too strong, the growth of orchid leaves will weaken. But at the same time, the plant has stored enough nutrients, so it appears that the leaves and shoots hardly grow, while blooming is more vigorous than others, but this imbalance will affect the orchid plant. Haoshe Farmer often sees this kind of orchid on the mountain; most of the natural shade trees around where they grow have been cut down, but the orchids still live there tenaciously. At the same time, I have also seen dense orchid shoots on shady slopes, but they just do not bloom.

The second is fertilizer. The fertilizers plants need are mainly nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, among which nitrogen mainly supports leaves and shoots; phosphorus mainly supports flowering and fruiting; potassium mainly supports the roots and the framework of the leaves (lodging resistance). If there is a bias or deficiency in fertilizing, and nitrogen fertilizer uptake is lacking for a long time, the orchid leaves will certainly not grow well. And if phosphorus and potassium are excessive, they will also inhibit the absorption of nitrogen fertilizer. This kind of orchid looks rather yellow and thin on the outside, the orchid plant does not spread out, and the leaves lack that vibrant green, but they will bloom, and of course the flower quality is different from that under normal conditions.

The above two points can be taken as a reference. If you have other questions, you can also leave a message in the comment section.