orchids - Knowledgebase Question

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Question by millied65
August 15, 2009
What care does an orchid need after the bloom falls off?


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Answer from NGA
August 15, 2009
Phalaenopsis, or Moth Orchid, develops long flower sprays. If you cut a faded spray back to a node, a secondary spray may form. If you cut the stem down to the crown of the plant, no new flowers will form on that stem. I just leave part of an old stem on my plants so another set of flowers can develop from a dormant bud.

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