I have an orchid that hasn't bloomed in years and has like 2 sad roots to it but it's leaves are healthy green. Need advice on how to stimulate root growth so it can start flourishing again.

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Second bloom - 2 yo plant - 24 flowers

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Wow how did you do it?

You can buy “orchid food” in any hardware store - my orchids love it - they bloom every year and flowers last more than 3 months -also make sure it has plenty of indirect light - find a good spot close to a window and keep it there - note that i had better luck with the orchids that i keep in the original medium / soil - when i changed them to new soil - i had a harder time making sure that they keep enough humidity..

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Check out YouTube there are some orchid fanatics that can guide you.

Essentially you need to have a consistent temperature drop from day to night for it to start growing a new flower spike. Someone on there recommended putting it in the fridge for a bit. 🥴

Have you changed the medium it’s in since you purchased? A lot of the people on YT put the orchid in new medium. Good luck!

If you can get a read on the temp. Don’t quote me but one video I watched mentioned a 15-20 degree drop. I just remember the ask being like 55-60 degrees at night.

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