Will not flower: causes & fixes
Seeing will not flower on your houseplant? It is one of the most common indoor-plant complaints. Here is what usually causes it and how to put it right.
Most likely cause
Too little light, or it is not mature yet.
How to fix it
Give it brighter light and be patient through a season.
🪴Plants prone to this
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Wax Plant (Hoya)
Hoya carnosa
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
African Violet
Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia
Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
Flaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flamingo Flower
Anthurium andraeanum
Pigtail Anthurium
Anthurium scherzerianum
Sweetheart Hoya
Hoya kerrii
Silver Pink Vine
Hoya pubicalyx
Hoya obovata
Hoya obovata
Krimson Queen Hoya
Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen'
Hindu Rope Plant
Hoya carnosa 'Compacta'
Wax Vine
Hoya wayetii
Common Waxflower
Hoya australis
Eternal Flame
Goeppertia crocata
Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
Old Lady Cactus
Mammillaria hahniana
Rat Tail Cactus
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Fishbone Cactus
Epiphyllum anguliger
Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria crinita
Easter Cactus
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Noble Dendrobium
Dendrobium nobile
Dancing Lady Orchid
Oncidium sphacelatum
Corsage Orchid
Cattleya labiata
Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum insigne
Noble Orchid
Cymbidium goeringii
Blue Vanda
Vanda coerulea
Spider Orchid
Brassia verrucosa
Zygopetalum Orchid
Zygopetalum maculatum
Crucifix Orchid
Epidendrum radicans
Rabbit Bladderwort
Utricularia sandersonii
Fragrant Water Lily
Nymphaea odorata
Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Iron Cross Plant
Oxalis tetraphylla
Goldfish Plant
Nematanthus gregarius
Lipstick Plant
Aeschynanthus radicans
Cape Primrose
Streptocarpus hybridus
Clivia
Clivia miniata
Cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum