What causes wrinkled orchid leaves and how to save them

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1. Excessive light

2. Unsuitable soil

3. Insufficient moisture

There are probably three reasons why orchid leaves wrinkle. First, due to excessive sunlight, orchids prefer a semi-shady environment. If the sunlight is too strong, it will cause excessive transpiration and cause the leaves to become wrinkled due to lack of water. They need to be shaded and use a watering can to spray water on the plant and its surroundings. The second reason is that the soil is not suitable. If the soil is compacted, it will affect the plant's breathing and ventilation, reduce water storage capacity, and cause the leaves to wrinkle. It is necessary to replace the soil with loose and breathable soil as soon as possible. The third reason is that the pot soil is too dry due to insufficient water, so the water must be replenished as soon as possible.

1. Excessive light

Reason: Orchid prefers a semi-shady environment. If you usually maintain it in an environment with sufficient light and long sunshine time, and do not give it enough light when the sun is too strong at noon, Shade will cause its leaves to lack water due to excess transpiration. The leaves will become wrinkled due to lack of water.

Measures: It is necessary to move it to a cool and well-ventilated place as soon as possible for shading treatment, and use a watering can to spray water on the plant and its surroundings to replenish excess water consumed by the leaves and increase the humidity of the environment. Promote plant recovery. After the plant recovers, move it to a semi-shady place with a certain amount of scattered light for maintenance.

2. Soil discomfort

Cause : The soil for planting orchids must be loose, fertile, and well breathable. If the soil is compacted, it will affect the plant's breathing and breathability. Moreover, after the soil is compacted, its water storage capacity will be greatly reduced, which will also cause the plant to lack water, which will cause the leaves to wrinkle.

Measures: The soil needs to be replaced as soon as possible, and the soil should be made loose, breathable and containing a certain amount of humus. You can add some bark or coconut shells to it to enhance breathability.

3. Insufficient water

Cause : The root system of orchids is fleshy and can store water, so the demand for water is not very large, but it cannot be avoided. If the potting soil of the plants dries out during normal maintenance and is not watered in time to replenish the water, the leaves will become wrinkled due to lack of water over a long period of time.

Measures: It is necessary to replenish water in time, gradually increase the amount of watering, and spray water on the leaves to speed up their recovery. Wait until the plants recover before controlling the amount of water.

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