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Susilem

Does anyone know why the top of my Orchid is dying? Everything else seems healthy. I water every week with about 3-4 ice cubes

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  1. Emma✨

    I am pretty sure that is part of the cycle. Mine does that. You can cut it off by the base.

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  2. LexaMary

    Sometimes they’ll keep those flower spikes, sometimes they’ll die. It’ll shoot another one up when it’s ready to bloom again

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  3. Addy the plant lover

    What I do with my orchid is give it a good soak so the bark can absorb water and my orchids are so happy I also add fertilizer to the water and since then my orchids have re bloomed

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  4. MeasomerPi

    It’s part of their life cycle for the spikes to die back after blooming is complete. I would follow Plantlover’s recommendation to cut back to the base of the plant. The orchid will produce another spike next year with proper care. And just a friendly word of advice - I would not use ice cubes. The ice or super cold water could shock or damage the roots. Good luck!

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  5. GreenLeaf

    Totally normal part of their cycle. You can try to cut it back to the first healthy node that didn’t produce a stem/flower, and it might produce again. But better chances if you do as others above have said. Cut it back to the base of the plant and it’ll produce a new shoot when its ready usually from the next leaf up. As for watering, ice cubes aren’t the best. Their roots are actually like sponges, so a good way is to let them fully soak (water up to just below the leaves) for about 10 minutes. Then drain ALL the water. Repeat approx 1x/week. But it differs from plant to plant. Green roots - fine don’t need water, white/grey roots - you can water. (Note: this is referring to the roots in the medium, arial roots above the medium are usually a greyish shiny color when healthy and don’t need to be submerged in the water).

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