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Why do orchid buds dry up and die as soon as they appear?

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Why do orchid buds dry up and die as soon as they appear?

Orchids are a fresh and elegant plant. I do not know whether other flower lovers agree, but Huahua thinks so. Orchid blooms are very beautiful, but some flower lovers say that their orchids dried up and died just after producing buds. What is going on here? Hyacinths, when being grown, can also dry up and die inside the leaves before the flowers even open. In fact, there is a professional term for this phenomenon in orchids: bud blast.

An important reason for bud blast is that care during the bud stage was not done well. Everyone says that during the orchid's flowering period you cannot water too much, and this is actually correct, because during flowering the orchid can rely on the water it has stored to bloom. But if you suddenly water at this time, it will cause this situation. So if you want orchids to bloom normally, you need to control watering during the flowering period, otherwise the buds will dry up and die just after they appear.

In winter, rooms all have air conditioning and heating, and if the orchid is still placed very close to the air conditioner or heater at this time, the buds will dry up and die before opening. In fact, this is all caused by the indoor temperature being too high and ventilation being poor in winter. If there is heating indoors, we can consider placing it somewhere with a slightly lower temperature, and it also needs frequent ventilation. So during the bud stage we need to pay close attention to light, fertilizer and ventilation. Do not let your orchid die before it blooms.

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