When dendrobium grows thin and scraggly and refuses to bloom, this is what it is missing - mist it once a day and it will burst into a pot full of fragrant flowers

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

When dendrobium does not bloom and grows poorly, the main reason is usually a lack of moisture. Dendrobium needs a great deal of air humidity to grow; it must be kept at around 80% air humidity at all times to grow normally. If the humidity is not high enough, dendrobium will dry out and will not bloom

In addition, dendrobium must not be exposed to strong light. It can grow well with occasional scattered light or even no light at all. The reader's dendrobium is placed on a south-facing balcony, where the light is too strong, which is also a reason for its poor growth

Let us talk about how dendrobium should normally be cared for

The original environment of dendrobium is the deep mountains and old forests of the subtropics, where the air humidity is high, where it often grows attached to tree trunks or rocks, and where it often gets no light. When caring for dendrobium, we should imitate its original environment as much as possible,

Use loose, breathable soil, with plenty of granular soil. Mist around the plant often to increase air humidity. Dendrobium is very shade-tolerant; do not expose it to strong light. It can be given appropriate scattered light, and it can also grow very well without any sunlight. Strong light easily causes dry leaves and yellow leaves,

Its flowering season 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 and brighter flowers. After flowering, you can give it a multi-element organic fertilizer to replenish the nutrients consumed by flowering. Fertilize once or twice a month, and be sure to apply light fertilizer frequently

Dendrobium flowers are fresh and elegant, and the fragrance is volatile, which can relieve mental stress and make people feel cheerful. We can keep a pot at home; it has a very good mood-lifting effect, and dendrobium steeped in water also has very good health-preserving benefits