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title: "A friend of mine was throwing out her orchid after all the flowers…"
description: "A friend of mine was throwing out her orchid after all the flowers fell off. I couldn’t let it be thrown out so I took it and did that thing where they tell…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/SBGRfdyQQRmlUaNaROYQvg"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Becca"
published: "2024-05-10T23:05:37.557167Z"
language: "en"
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# A friend of mine was throwing out her orchid after all the flowers…

_Posted by Becca on 2024-05-10_

A friend of mine was throwing out her orchid after all the flowers fell off. I couldn’t let it be thrown out so I took it and did that thing where they tell you to cut the flower stem 3 nodes up. Well look who just bloomed!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bHgcAV2wHtc3jG4BDwHHkA7dvpfBoj-l6-Lk5u1p9PY/gx2js7ytTRSkcRf6P0aICA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Elle Woods commented on 2024-05-10

🤯 I wish I never cut mines stem back all the way 😭

### Ada commented on 2024-05-11

Wow! That’s gorgeous!

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