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title: "When my orchid is done blooming, should I cut the part they bloomed…"
description: "When my orchid is done blooming, should I cut the part they bloomed from all the way down?"
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author: "Baleigh"
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# When my orchid is done blooming, should I cut the part they bloomed…

_Posted by Baleigh on 2023-08-17_

When my orchid is done blooming, should I cut the part they bloomed from all the way down?

## 6 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2023-08-17

Yes. Or if the stem is still healthy, cut it back to the first node that didn’t produce and it may re-bloom from there. Otherwise if the stem dies then just cut back to the base and it will regrow a new one when its ready.

#### Baleigh replied on 2023-08-17

What’s a node?😅

#### Anya replied on 2023-08-17

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qPL_f6iGWc_0D-xFCdOHf39W18gscWRiI89jFlgHPLo/439d60f1feef468ead7159b06282df47.webp?size=large)

#### Anya replied on 2023-08-17

Here are helpful diagrams :) it’s the part of a plant where leaves or flowers emerge from - sometimes roots do too

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qPL_f6iGWc_0D-xFCdOHf39W18gscWRiI89jFlgHPLo/101a16c2b141402f95eeb9356ce26bca.webp?size=large)

#### Zan~ Anxious Planter replied on 2023-08-17

These help a lot but my nodes are covered in a brown paper like covering on it so I can’t really tell what nodes are likely to produce anything vs. not

#### GreenLeaf replied on 2023-08-18

I’d pick one and cut, give it a while and see what happens. You can always cut it right back to the base later if needed.

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