Orchids require special attention, capricious plants delight the owners with their beauty.
With careful care, they look healthy and beautiful, but it is necessary to allow an oversight, as the leaves faded and soon fall off, which will lead to an irreparable situation.
How to fix a similar situation and save a beautiful flower from possible death?
The importance of the green part of the flower
The leaves are of great importance for the plant. It is there that it accumulates nutrients, participates in the processes of photosynthesis, breathes and evaporates moisture. If the plant loses its leaves, it will soon die.
What is the fall of the foliage?
The process can be natural in the natural environment when the plant sheds old leaves to grow new and rejuvenate. But it can happen for reasons of leaving.
What factors precede this phenomenon?
Determine the speedy fall can be for one reason, where the leaf attached to the base, it begins to turn yellow and darken. Or it fades and turns yellow completely.
Natural and non-natural process
This reason may relate to both natural abnormalities and serious diseases, from which the plant may die. It is recommended to periodically inspect the leaves and feel them. The signal for unnatural abating will be the rustiness of the surface, which is usually characterized by a smooth texture.
The natural dropping of foliage occurs after a year of flower life, while new and healthy leaves appear on the spot.
What other parts of the plant are affected?
When the leaves fall, the whole plant suffers. It directly depends on photosynthesis processes, therefore if the reason is not determined, it will lead to irreparable consequences.
Possible consequences
The consequences can be varied, but if you do not find a problem leading to falling leaves, the plant has all the chances for a quick and quick death. And the plant will have to rehabilitate or throw out.
Why does this happen and how to determine the causes?
There are so many reasons why a flower begins to shed its leaves:
- Incompatibility with nearby plants. It is impossible to have perperomy, araucaria and others nearby, it is necessary to arrange them in different rooms.
Lighting. If bright spots appear on the leaves, they are burns from direct sunlight. Fading leaves will signal a lack of light and heat, since the orchid is a thermophilic plant.- Watering. If the leaves began to rot at the base, this indicates an incorrect irrigation system, which was abundant. The junction should remain dry and watering should be rare, but abundant.
- Fertilizer insufficient or excessive. Immediately notice this will be difficult. But as soon as the leaves began to turn yellow and fall off, you should stop prikormku. And then start spreading it with a ratio of 1 to 1. If the leaf is yellowed completely, then this indicates an excess of calcium.
Lighting. If bright spots appear on the leaves, they are burns from direct sunlight. Fading leaves will signal a lack of light and heat, since the orchid is a thermophilic plant.Step by step instructions: how to save the plant?
If only leaves fell off
If the leaves fall, you need to find out the reason to immediately eliminate it. The rules for plant care and the irrigation system should be revised.
- Find the cause of leaf fall.
- Revise the plant care system and its location in the room.
- Eliminate the cause, establish the correct irrigation system, rearrange the plant and stop using mineral fertilizers.
- When the plant is restored, you can continue to use fertilizer.
Flowers die
The cause of abscission of leaves and flowers may be one of the previously listed. In this case, you need to find the cause and restore the watering mode.
- Identify the cause.
- See whether the flower is located near the battery or the draft, next to other plants.
- Eliminate the existing cause.
Rooted roots
In this case, you need to take emergency measures. The decaying roots should be removed, and the plant itself should be transplanted into another soil. In this case, the plant must be reanimated in a short time, while the roots are still alive.
- Orchid roots are immersed in warm water for ten minutes.
- Pull out of the water and wait for complete drying.
- Inspect the plant and remove all rotted areas, while processing the working tool.
- The slices are treated with powdered ground cinnamon powder.
- The flower is placed in the greenhouse, and the bottom should be covered with moss and expanded clay. Orchid planted on top.
- The temperature should not exceed +33 degrees Celsius, otherwise the rot will resume.
What to do if all greens disappeared?
There are several ways to reanimate orchids. Consider one of them.
- The stalk remaining without leaves must be transplanted into the moss.
- Proper watering is organized: every day - 1 tablespoon of water, which must be settled.
- You need to wait until the stem is stronger, and the root system begins to grow.
Important to remember: Orchid planted in the moss should not be located in drafts or in places where it can overheat.
Prevention and care at home
The main thing is to follow the rules of plant care, the flower begins to rot when the water stagnates, and it can tolerate dryness. It is best to use a plastic pot, and its transparent walls will allow you to focus on the humidity of the rhizome.
It is impossible for an orchid to stand on a window with no blinds. or next to batteries and other heating appliances. Place it on a stand that allows you to optimally position it relative to the light coming from the window.
Mineral heating should be selected based on the type of plant and its needs.
Proper care of the orchid will avoid falling leaves and preserve the health of the flower. Simple recommendations and the organization of the irrigation regime are all that is necessary to attend to and monitor the health of the orchid, which will always delight you with your own flowering.
