Name: Big Bill Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a) GROW ORCHIDS!!!
You have to clip back the dead flowers. It is called deadheading. You can trim back the longer shoots and shape the plants. They recover quickly.
They like a fair amount of direct sunshine and in lower light, that will speed up the legginess!!
Taught classes on Orchids and Orchid growing and led hundreds of bird walks. Retired Wildlife Biologist.