There is an essential job you should complete in November if you want your orchids to thrive. Orchids are a popular house plant in the UK. As well as blooming in British gardens in spring and summer, some varieties survive and remain vibrant indoors throughout the year. There are several steps you should take to make sure your indoor orchids make it through the winter months, including this one essential job.
As well as moving them to a sunny window and making sure they stay warm as temperatures outside dip, you should keep an eye on your orchids. When certain changes happen, you have to act accordingly. When orchids, like other perennial plants, develop yellow leaves, make sure to cut them back. Many plants get yellowing foliage in the autumn and winter months, which means action needs to be taken.
Yellowing leaves on indoor orchids can often just be a sign that you need to give more care to the plant, whether that means more watering or making sure it gets more sunlight.
But in other circumstances, it is a sign that you need to cut the leaves off. Sometimes, yellowing leaves on orchids can be a sign of pests or diseases. It’s important to cut these leaves to stop this from spreading further around the plant.
Remove dead flowers and debris so that the rest of the plant can thrive. Remember, you want to make sure that the parts of the plant that are doing well get all the love.
The experts at Thompson & Morgan shared several jobs for gardeners and homeowners to complete in the month of November. Among them is the above-mentioned tip about yellowing leaves for perennial plants such as orchids.
“Cut back the yellowing foliage of herbaceous perennial plants, and lift and divide overcrowded clumps to maintain their vigour,” they advise.
It is among the many things to get done before November is over. When it comes to roses, gardeners must remove fallen leaves from around the base bushes which suffered from blackspot or rust this summer to reduce the chance of infection in 2026.
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