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title: "I’m not sure where or if I should cut my healthy green blossom stems…"
description: "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?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/OTER1oiUQReNVx_Laef3wg"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Epfiffany"
published: "2024-05-05T13:03:29.487055Z"
language: "en"
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# I’m not sure where or if I should cut my healthy green blossom stems…

_Posted by Epfiffany on 2024-05-05_

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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## 2 comments

### Swamp Witch commented on 2024-05-05

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

### Jen commented on 2024-05-05

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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