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title: "Hi everyone, this is my first orchid. I noticed these flowers were…"
description: "Hi everyone, this is my first orchid. I noticed these flowers were wilting and the app said it’s most likely due to low light. I moved it to a brighter area…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Sami"
published: "2024-11-07T21:15:06.786719Z"
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# Hi everyone, this is my first orchid. I noticed these flowers were…

_Posted by Sami on 2024-11-07_

Hi everyone, this is my first orchid. I noticed these flowers were wilting and the app said it’s most likely due to low light. I moved it to a brighter area but i’m wondering if i should prune these wilting flowers? Do I need to do anything?

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## 3 comments

### SueB commented on 2024-11-07

They are so close to falling off on their own I would leave them. I hate messing about with a Phal stem.

### Jen commented on 2024-11-08

It’s not light. The blooms have just reached the end of their time. All flowers wilt eventually. If you cut the spike down to the base, and care for it well, it should grow another spike for you next year.

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2024-11-08

I agree. It looks like they are wilting from the bottom up. It seems to time for them to fall. Now’s the time to set the plant set for next year’s bloom!

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