Hi plant friends. My Maudiae paph has dropped its bloom but the flower stalk is still ridged. It was in bloom since mid-June! Should I cut the stalk or wait for it to dry up? There’s a couple of new fans growing. Should I unpot the plant to check roots or leave it alone? I potted it in new orchid bark mix in mid-April. Thanks for your advice and input.
For the flower spike, either way is fine; these won't reuse the spike. As long as the fans have space to grow you can leave it in it's current pot. For adult paphs, most people repot every other year or when the bark starts to break down. If you want to eventually divide the new fans into separate plants, it's usually best to let them gain size with the main plant. Divide them when doing a regular repot when you notice that they have plenty of roots. The fans also like to stay in groups of about 3-5 if possible
2 likes The plant doesn’t have that many fans yet so I won’t divide it. Thank you for the help.
1 likeI cut mine, if only so I don’t snag it and knock the plant over when watering, or cleaning around them. As far as repotting, if you just did it this April, and you don’t see (or smell) any issues- you should just leave it alone. Glad it bloomed so long for you!
3 likes Thank you. The bark doesn’t have any foul smells and there’s still plenty of space in the pot, so I’ll hold off disturbing the roots. If all goes well and it continues to grow, maybe it will bloom again in a couple of years (if not sooner). Fingers crossed
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