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Epfiffany

I’m not sure where or if I should cut my healthy green blossom stems after they’ve finished blooming? Any cutting tips out there?

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  1. Swamp Witch

    My recommendation is to wait until it FULLY dies and dries out before cutting. Your spike may produce another round of flowers.

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  2. Jen

    I belong to the other school of thought on flower spikes. I always cut them when they are finished blooming so that the orchid can put all that energy into leaf and root growth. I find that any second blooms are much fewer in number and sometimes smaller. I’d rather the plant put all its energy into next year’s blooms.

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