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title: "does my orchid look okay? I’ve heard that you should cut the stem…"
description: "does my orchid look okay? I’ve heard that you should cut the stem back but I’m too scared to because I think ill mess it up. any advice?"
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author: "Skimbutt"
published: "2024-03-09T18:52:04.108015Z"
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# does my orchid look okay? I’ve heard that you should cut the stem…

_Pubblicato da Skimbutt il 2024-03-09_

does my orchid look okay? I’ve heard that you should cut the stem back but I’m too scared to because I think ill mess it up. any advice?

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## 4 commenti

### Emily ha commentato il 2024-03-09

Once all of my blooms are gone I always cut off the stem, down to the base. My orchid always comes back. Mine is getting ready to bloom again. I attached a photo so you can see last year’s cut stem under this year’s new one.

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#### Plant Father ha risposto il 2024-03-10

i really wouldn’t recommend cutting the stems back unless they’re shriveled and dead. a healthy firm orchid stem will flower again. forcing it to grow a new stem, especially repeatedly, can be stressful for the plant.  
i also would suggest checking out the root system of your orchid pictured, i see some dead dry roots that need to be trimmed. it may be chronically underwatered if it’s in a terracotta pot, orchids like lots of airflow but will need to be watered frequently in porous pots

#### Emily ha risposto il 2024-03-10

It’s not an immediate chop, the stems on my plants have always shriveled up once done flowering. I’ve done it on multiple orchids for years and they always flower again. 🤷🏻‍♀️

### Skimbutt ha commentato il 2024-03-09

okay! thank you! do you think the type of orchid matters or do all orchids do this?

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