I have a orchid plant, how long after all the buds have bloomed will it still grow producing more buds?

i have a orchid plant, how long after all the buds have bloomed . will it grow to produce more buds? i have a mister, and a 120v flouorescent light on a daily schedule, so it has enough hours of daylight and nightime. will this help??? any help to keep my plant happy would make me happy..lol., mom says I cannot keep the plant alive. i tend to proove her wrong. hee hee hee. LOVE YOU MOM..

I have a orchid plant, how long after all the buds have bloomed will it still grow producing more buds?
First: don't re pot an orchid unless it has totally grown out of its present pot. They thrive when crowded in their pots and will continually try to climb out of them.


If you have moth orchids, they may bloom again if you cut the flowering stem just below the lowest bud that bloomed. Otherwise, they will bloom again in a year if their requirements are met. I mist mine daily and give them a heavy watering once a week. Also, don't fertilize too often-just produces leaves.
Reply:After an orchid blooms, then loses its blooms it's best to buy a larger pot and repot it. orchids have fragile roots, and the plant will not grow well if the roots are too constrained.





do that, and you should get new blooms in a few months.
Reply:Really depends on the species of orchid. If it is a Phalaenopsis and the plant is happy it can make new buds for almost a year. I have one that has not been without flowers for 2 years! But it is a very happy old mature plant. Phalaenopsis are also called the moth orchid and their flowers are usually large and many flowers per Spike. If it is a Dendrobium you can stand on your head and mist it it will not make new blossoms until it makes a new spike :)





The #1 killer for orchids is overwatering. Indoors you probably only want to water about once a week depending on what it is planted in (bark or moss) Sounds like you have decent lighting (you can have it up to 16h /day) look at the plant and see if it looks "happy" leaves too dark means not enough light light green and even yellow means too much. Buy a decent orchid fertilizer (like a 16-10-20 or similar) and feed weakly every other watering





Then you will be on the way to becoming an orchid addict like the rest of us :)





Good luck
Reply:It really depends on what type of orchid. Some loooove to be rebound like dendrobiums. Also depends what type in regards to when it will bloom again. Cattleyas ( corsage orchids) sometimes just bloom once a year. Some phalaenopsis are ever-blooming it seems. The light can help or hamper new blooms. Some orchids need total darkness all night to re-bloom. Go to the American Orchid Society website for culture info on different type orchids.