Orchids without flowers are just not as attractive. To stimulate the plant’s development, consider using a tomato fertilizer.

Foliar feeding: Spray the orchid leaves with the fertilizer using a sprayer every 2 weeks. Try this simple recipe and see how easily you can take care of your orchids. Read also: ...

As it turned out, a no-show was no big deal for these ingenious self-fertilizing plants. Three days after the orchid’s flower opens, the stigma collapses, taking with it the finger-like appendage.