How to Revive a Non‐Flowering Orchid Plant

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Obtain an orchid pot

   You'll also need a bright room where the plant can get a lot of bright indirect light, and not a lot of direct sunshine.
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   Step 2: orchid potting medium and orchid fertilizer.

   , These are most often "catch pots" with little to no drainage and the plant roots are most often stuffed into plastic cups with a lot of Spanish moss or sphagnum moss as their growing medium., Take care not to break or twist them if at all possible.
   
   Remove the mossy growing medium.,,, (An "Orchid Pot" is a clay pot with slits in the side for good airflow and drainage.
   
   Avoid using any pot with only a single drainage hole at the bottom.) , Keep the center of the plant even with or slightly below the pot's edge and tuck your growing medium into all air gaps. ,,, You can move it to a brighter or slightly sunnier spot once it has had a chance to acclimate to the new pot and growing spot., This can be done by placing the orchid pots over a shallow dish in which you keep water, or by installing a mister., Orchids don't like to be moved, so pick your positioning for it and leave it be other than for renewing water source as needed.
   
   Orchids grow slowly, so if your plant is down to just one viable leaf? It may take 6-12 months before you can expect it to blossom. ,
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   Step 3: Set out your supplies on a clean surface.

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   Step 4: Gently remove the orchid from the store's pot.

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   Step 5: Gently disentangle the roots.

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   Step 6: In a large bowl or bucket

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   Step 7: mix a gallon of the orchid fertilizer per the package instructions.

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   Step 8: Soak your growing medium (should look like bark chunks) in the fertilizer until they are thoroughly saturated.

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   Step 9: Place a handful of medium in the bottom of your orchid pot.

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    Step 10: Gently place your orchid's roots into the new pot and arrange the growing medium gently around them.

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    Step 11: Place a support stick in the pot if your plant is top heavy and the growing medium cannot hold it upright.

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    Step 12: Water from the top until the water runs out the bottom of the pot.

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    Step 13: Place the plant in a bright

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    Step 14: but not directly sunlit

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    Step 15: spot for a week.

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    Step 16: Keep the immediate area of the plant humid.

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    Step 17: Benignly neglect the plant except to keep it's surrounding area humid.

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    Step 18: It's well worth the wait!

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