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My neighbor's orchid finally bloomed after I moved it three feet to the left.
It was in a north window for a year with no sign of a spike, so I shifted it to an east-facing spot that gets morning sun. Within two months, it put out a flower stem with seven buds. Has anyone else had a plant respond that dramatically to a simple light change?
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gibson.seth5d ago
Wait, are we sure it was the light change and not something else? How do you know the plant wasn't just finally ready to bloom on its own schedule? Orchids can be finicky and sometimes just take a year to settle in before they decide to flower, regardless of where you put them. I've moved orchids around plenty of times and had them bloom a few months later, but I've also had the exact opposite happen where a plant stopped blooming after I shifted it to a "better" spot. Might just be coincidence, honestly.
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lane.joel1mo ago
That shift from a north to an east window is a HUGE deal. It's not just "more light," it's the specific kind of light. Morning sun is so much gentler than harsh afternoon rays. I had a jade plant that just would NOT branch out, it was all leggy. Moving it from a bright but indirect spot to a place with just two hours of direct morning sun made it bush out completely in one season. What kind of orchid was it, and did you notice any change in the leaf color or thickness after the move?
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derek781mo ago
My mom's old peace lily was the same way. It sat in a north facing bathroom for years and barely grew. Stuck it in an east kitchen window and it exploded with new leaves and even flowered twice last year.
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