How much sunlight does my Easter Orchid need?

Easter Orchid may have difficulty thriving and will drop leaves 🍃 without ample sunlight. Place it less than 3 feet from a window to maximize the potential for growth. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

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Easter Orchid

Q: How often should I water my Easter Orchid?

Easter Orchid prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

4.5 out of 5 (4 experiences)

Survivor

Blooms easily

Also known as

Raupeka

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Earina autumnalis

Genus

Earina

Family

Orchidaceae

Order

Asparagales

How to care for Easter Orchid

Water

How often to water your Easter Orchid

Easter Orchid needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

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Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Easter Orchid in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Easter Orchid: 3ft from a window

Easter Orchid may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Easter Orchid in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Easter Orchid

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Easter Orchid: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Easter Orchid after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs

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Care Summary for Easter Orchid

Easter Orchid

Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say

Survivor 3

Blooms easily 2

Large, lush leaves 1

@@NF22Official

2 Plants

551 XP

08/17/2021

Easter Orchids are very beautiful when they bloom and they appear in all sorts of various patterns and lovely flowers!
Perfect for house decor too, and it lives very long with proper watering and care!

Large, lush leaves

Survivor

Blooms easily

Easter Orchid plant photo by @NF22Official named Ëmi on Greg, the plant care app.

@@KatieL

40 Plants

796 XP

04/30/2021

I love the way the flowers look on this beautiful plant. They can last for months if you play your cards right. With just a little research you can get it to bloom again after just a few months! Make sure it has adequate soil and don't water until the roots look silvery

Survivor

Blooms easily