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title: "Hi! I have a dead looking orchid. Can someone confirm before I…"
description: "Hi! I have a dead looking orchid. Can someone confirm before I replace it 🙁. I’ve heard they go in and out of bloom, but the stem on this one is totally dead."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/653d749615cd32ee832dae00"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Elapse"
published: "2023-10-28T20:52:38.416Z"
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# Hi! I have a dead looking orchid. Can someone confirm before I…

_Posted by Elapse on 2023-10-28_

Hi! I have a dead looking orchid. Can someone confirm before I replace it 🙁. I’ve heard they go in and out of bloom, but the stem on this one is totally dead.

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## 3 comments

### Elapse commented on 2023-10-28

Or should I cut the flower stem off and anything else that is dead and wait for a new flower spike?

### GreenLeaf commented on 2023-10-28

Do not replace it! Its absolutely healthy. The spike dying is apart of its natural process. Cut the spike down to the base and then care for your plant as usual. It will regrow when its ready :)

Orchids don’t handle pruning of their leaves/roots very well. From what I can see in your photos everything else looks good. Than one air root does look a bit unhappy, but it will die off naturally. I wouldn’t cut back anything except the spike.

### Elapse commented on 2023-10-28

Ooh thank you!!

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