White Phalaenopsis Not Blooming: Roots Drying, Needs Repot

4 Years of Blooms, Now No Spike—Just Drying Aerial Roots

White Phal, 4 years reliable blooms, no repot. This year: no spike, many new roots that dry out. Care unchanged.

Root Zone Exhausted

Old mix broken down → roots can't function → plant aborts bloom to survive. Aerial roots drying = humidity too low for them.

Repot NOW (Even Out of Cycle)

1. Soak bark mix.
2. Unpot, rinse, trim dead roots.
3. Repot in plastic pot with holes. Tuck aerial roots into mix (remove leaf below if needed).
4. Drain 2 weeks, no water. Then weekly.

If Many Roots Removed

Plant lacks mass to bloom. Recovery first, flowers later. It will live.

Annual repot = non-negotiable.