Most often, a lady's slipper is bought when it is in full bloom. After a few weeks or months, there is not much to see of the splendor. Some orchid owners wait in vain for another bloom. It doesn't have to be like this.
After flowering, the lady's slipper can be repotted
Can a lady's slipper flower again?
A lady's slipper can bloom several times. However, some species bloom only from new fresh shoots. Other species need a cold stimulus to form buds again. A temperature drop of a few degrees Celsius overnight usually helps here. This is often only necessary in winter. Before you test this measure, however, make sure that your lady's slipper benefits from it at all.
Does faded lady's slipper need special care?
A lady's slipper is not exactly easy to look after. But even with the best care, it will take some time before the plant blooms again. Make sure that the substrate never dries out completely, but at the same time avoid waterlogging. The delicate roots easily begin to rot.
Experienced orchid keepers immerse their plants instead of watering them. However, the leaves should remain dry. Accumulation of water in the leaf axils promotes fungal infestation and rot. A few minutes of immersion is enough for a few days. Fertilize your lady's slipper all year round, but slightly less in winter than in the summer months.
The best time to repot your lady's slipper is right after flowering. Compacted substrate should definitely be replaced. When repotting, cut off damaged root parts and carefully fill all gaps with fresh substrate.
If your lady's slipper does not bloom again after a long time, then you should check a few things. Do the light conditions and temperatures actually meet the needs of your plant? If not, then adjust the environment accordingly.
Tips to improve flowering:
- better to dive than water
- Do not let the substrate dry out
- Avoid waterlogging
- fertilize all year round, but a little less in winter
- Environment appropriate to the species: temperature, lighting conditions, possibly resting phase
- high humidity
tips
In order to successfully stimulate a lady's slipper to flower, you must know which species it belongs to and then create the appropriate conditions.