Orchid is a perennial tropical plant. It perfectly adapted to home conditions and pleases the household with its flowering. However, there are cases when, for unknown reasons, the orchid dries up. "What to do?" - ask many novice gardeners, trying a variety of ways to save the beauty.
Causes of flower drying
Orchid is a rather capricious plant that requires constant care. All reasons can be conditionally divided into 2 groups:
- the flower is not properly cared for;
- the plant has become infected with a disease or attacked by a pest.
It is easier to find the source of diseases, it is enough to carefully examine the affected flower. But care is more difficult. First you need to understand what caused the plant to dry out.
Temperature control
The main reason why the orchid dries up is the elevated temperature in the place of growth. First, the leaves begin to turn yellow, which fade after a few days. If the moisture continues to disappear so quickly, and the temperature does not decrease, then the leaves will completely dry out. After that, the root system will begin to die. At first, the roots will simply decrease in size, this is clearly visible in a transparent pot, then they will change color and dry completely.
What to do if the orchid dries up due to high temperature? First, it must be moved to a cool, shaded place for a while. After the plant has cooled, they begin to spray it and water it with water at room temperature.
The problem will not be solved right away, so you will have to not exceed the permissible temperature (+23 degrees) and completely exclude a new overheating of the plant.
Compliance with watering the flower
The first thing that suffers from an excess of moisture is the root system of an orchid. Excessive watering of the flower leads to rotting of the roots, then the trunk and leaves wither. To prevent the plant from dying, it is necessary to optimize the irrigation regime. You can irrigate only if the soil is noticeably dry and crumbles in your hands. If the soil is still wet, then watering is postponed for several days.
But what to do if the orchid roots are dry? This indicates a lack of moisture. To avoid this phenomenon, it is necessary to water every 7 days. If on the day of watering condensation is visible on the container with the plant, then the moisture of the flower is transferred for some time.
Choosing the right soil for orchids
There are timeswhen a novice florist plants a plant in unsuitable soil and the orchid dries up. What to do and how to eliminate this factor? It is worth remembering that not every type of flower is suitable as a substrate for pine bark. Some plants prefer moisture-absorbing soil, others can grow in ordinary soil.
If this is the reason for the drying of the orchid, then it is enough to transplant it into the right substrate, and the flower will again be able to delight the household with its beauty.
Another problem could be old soil. Some time after planting, the substrate around the roots of the flower may sag and create a lump that will cause the orchid to rot and die.
Aerial roots serve as the main indicator of he alth. If there are more than 5 of them, then this indicates a lack of nutrients, which means it's time to change the substrate.
Fertilization according to the norm
If an orchid dries up due to excessive feeding, what should I do? This question worries many flower growers who have just started caring for a flower.
In pursuit of a beautiful appearance, the desire to speed up the beginning of flowering, a person makes many mistakes. One of them is an overdose of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in combination with minerals. You can and should feed an orchid, but only in accordance with the instructions.
For example, due to an excess of phosphorus or potassium, the leaves of the flower turn yellow and dry out.
If an overdose did occur, thenworth immediately:
- spill the soil with plenty of water;
- cut the dried parts of the leaves;
- stop any feeding for 1 month.
If these actions do not help, then it is better to completely change the substrate.
Pests affecting the plant
The appearance of spots or white bloom indicates infection with parasites, due to which the orchid dries up. What to do and how to get rid of pests? First you need to determine which insects hit the flower.
Most often hits an orchid:
- Shield. It covers the uterus with a wax shield, from the side it looks like a white spot.
- Spider mite. The first sign is the appearance of white bloom on the leaves. If left untreated, they will turn yellow after a while.
- Whitefly. A small butterfly that lays larvae on the back of the leaf. They are removed manually.
- Aphids. It appears due to lack of moisture, nutrition. Parasites feed on the juice of the flower, simultaneously infecting with toxic substances. If these pests are not eliminated in time, the plant may dry out.
To get rid of pests, the plant is treated with special preparations - insecticides.
Fungal diseases: methods of dealing with them
It is easier to avoid fungal diseases than to treat them. So, for some beginner flower growers, without treatment with special preparations, the orchid withered. What to do if the roots are dry due to fungus andwhich remedy to choose?
The best way to get rid of such diseases is to use fungicides, in particular Fitosporin.
Before processing it is necessary:
- Release the orchid from the pot.
- Remove rotten parts of the roots.
- Treat the cut site with an antiseptic (brilliant green) or charcoal.
Then the roots are treated with a special tool and planted in new soil.
The reasons for the drying of the peduncle and leaves of the orchid
There are times when the bottom two leaves of a flower dry out abruptly. Some flower growers immediately begin to sound the alarm, look for non-existent diseases on their plant and water with various preparations. However, these are causeless experiences that can harm the flower. The drying of the lower leaves of a plant is a natural process that happens to everyone.
But if the leaves of an orchid have dried up, what should I do and what measures should be taken? There are such reasons:
- If the plant is on the south window, then the drying of the leaves occurs due to direct sunlight. As a result, the high temperature evaporates moisture very quickly, and burns appear. To avoid such a problem, the plant must be rearranged in the shade and on the window to another room.
- Even if the flower is at normal temperature, you must carefully monitor the humidity. This is a tropical plant, so you can not overdry the root system so that the leaves and the flower itself do notdried up.
If the roots lack nutrients, then the leaves give them their own. Hence the lack of moisture and the slow death of the leaf.
And if an orchid has a dried peduncle, what to do and what are the main reasons for their occurrence? Among the main factors are:
- Elevated temperature or constant draft, dry air and lack of moisture - all this causes the inflorescences not to open, the flower to fall off.
- Low temperature, fungal root damage, lack of ventilation lead to white spots on flowers and death.
- Unfavorable temperature conditions lead to a lack of flowering and a deterioration in the appearance of the plant.
Having eliminated all these reasons, in a few months you can get the appearance of such a long-awaited flower.
Flower resuscitation
If the florist did not pay attention to the soreness of the flower in time, and yet the roots of the orchid dried up, what should I do and how to reanimate the plant?
First, they inspect it well, then remove all the rotten parts of the root system and other areas.
Then the flower without roots is lowered into a container with water, the air temperature is not lower than +22 degrees. Lighting must be stable. However, you should avoid direct sunlight on the orchid. The plant should not be in water for more than an hour a day. If a positive effect appears, then the procedure should be continued daily for a week.
The reanimated orchid is planted in the groundafter the roots appeared and grew to 5 cm.
Proper care is the key to a long life and constant flowering of orchids. But regular inspection will help to avoid many diseases and other difficulties with the maintenance of the flower.
