Cant Get My Phrag to Bloom Again

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10-25-2015, 08:39 PM

Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Philadelphia Area, PA Posts: 95

Phrag rebloom question Howdy all I purchased a Phrag Nicholle Tower in June at an orchid show. It was in bloom. The grower told me low low-cal, keep it moist, and when the blooms end to cutting the fasten back and that it would become a new one. Then I've been keeping it out of direct sunlight in a well lit room. I have it sitting in a decorative pot with with wet rocks on the bottom to increment moisture and humidity. It bloomed very well and is at present done. Before it lost its last blossom information technology started producing a new growth. I am having trouble finding data on phrags, particularly regarding this new growth and reblooming it. I am also finding some conflicting information on light needs and whether information technology volition rebloom from the old fasten. So here are my questions: 1: is my light sufficient (well lit room, no direct dominicus) 2: should I cut the fasten now or wait until it browns? 3. What is this new growth? Will the new spike come from here? Is the erstwhile growth done flowering and if so how long does it take this new growth to mature? iv: should I repot every year and if so when? Now? Here is a picture of the new growth. Thanks in advance. Whatsoever tips are appreciated. Like I said I'grand having a hard time finding info on phrags. I understand their culture is non the same equally paphs. Attached Thumbnails

10-25-2015, 08:41 PM

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Here is the blossom. For some reason I can only do i moving-picture show at a fourth dimension from my tablet and they are alway sideways Fastened Thumbnails

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10-25-2015, 09:07 PM

Your Phrag. is a cross between Phrag. dalessandroi and Phrag. longifolium-2 species so it is a primary hybrid. Information technology should be a successive blooming blazon. So afterwards the showtime bloom is done or almost done, some other one will grow on the fasten and blossom. It can produce multiple blooms on 1 spike this way. The old blooms will fall off, no need to cut anything and a new one will take its place. Once it seems to be finished and no more buds forming, then cutting information technology dorsum. At that signal information technology will not blossom once more from that spike. Once the new growth you accept is matured and fully grown, it volition develop a spike and do the aforementioned thing again. These Phrags similar to have moisture feet so keep information technology nice and moist. I have my Phrags sitting in a bit of h2o and they seem to like information technology.

ten-25-2015, 09:10 PM

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Thank you! Yes information technology did bloom sequentially and it is now done (no bud formed behind the last blossom) and then I will cut information technology back. Whatsoever communication on re-potting?

x-25-2015, 09:19 PM

What is it in now? These need some moisture retaining media. I commonly employ a fairly deep pot as they seem to accept longish roots. I mix some lava rock, bawl, a bit of moss and often perlite and/or charcoal. So I stand it in a pocket-size dish with near an inch of water and change it often and water them often. They are a bit sensitive to also much fertilizer so keep information technology dilute. Their leaf tips tin plow chocolate-brown if too much.

ten-25-2015, 10:02 PM

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It'due south in a mixture of 6 parts of medium fir bark to one part each of med charcoal, medium sponge roc, medium lava rock (red) and � office tree fern (co-ordinate to the grower's website). I fertilize with 20-20-twenty i/4 tsp per gallon once a week. I have it sitting on wet rocks. I water it about twice a week, when the plastic id tag comes out dry out. It is in a adequately small container, about 3 inches by 3 inches and there are some roots starting to peek out the top and lesser. I read that considering they stay then moist the potting medium breaks downward easily so they should be repotted every yr. If I repot I will take to buy the appropriate mix. Last edited by Lady Meera; x-25-2015 at 10:06 PM..

10-25-2015, x:07 PM

That sounds like a good mix it is in. I agree, the media does break down and get stale pretty fast which they practise non like. Accept you looked at Repotme.com? I haven't bought from there, merely they have a number of different mixes for various types of orchids and various supplies. In that location are other places too that sell what y'all would need. I would get something a bit chunky, the dirt leca assurance are good too. I forgot I do employ them sometimes because I don't have much admission to lava rocks. But you will need something wet retentive as well. I have used Orchiata bark which doesn't break downwards quite as fast as regular bark, but costs more.

10-25-2015, 11:14 PM

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Yep I accept bought from repot me. Never medium though. I meet you tin can customize your own mix and they also have paph/phrag mixes. I will look into this more. Thanks for all your expertise!! It'due south a big help

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