Why is the ball orchid not blooming?

1. Lack of light

Reason: Hoya is a well-known shade-tolerant flower, but if the maintenance environment is shaded for a long time, although the Hoya can still survive, it will definitely affect the normal growth and flowering of the plant.

Solution: Move the ball orchid to a place with sufficient light. Except for the need for appropriate shading in the summer, give it more sunlight in other seasons. After the plant blooms, it will not matter if it lacks light.

2. Lack of nutrition

Reason: Hoya does not have high demands for fertilizer and water, but if the soil is too poor and lacks nutrients, the plant will not bloom. In addition, if nitrogen fertilizer is applied too much, such as cake fertilizer, it will also hinder the flowering of Hoya.

Solution: If the Hoya grows weakly, apply fertilizer and water with a balanced content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. After the plant grows vigorously, switch to phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. If the ball orchid is growing vigorously, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers once every half a month, and apply thin fertilizers frequently.

3. The temperature difference is too small

Reason: When growing Hoya indoors, if the temperature difference between day and night is too small, it will also affect the flowering of Hoya.

Solution: Open windows frequently for indoor maintenance to allow the temperature in the home to change appropriately with the temperature outside, and it is best to ensure that the temperature difference between day and night is around 10℃.

4. Random pruning

Reason: Every time the Hoya blooms, it will bloom on the old pedicels. If you destroy the old pedicels in order to pinch off the dead flowers, you will definitely have no flowers to see in the future.

Solution: Every time the ball flower dies, don’t be impatient to cut off the remaining flowers, but let them wither and fall off naturally.