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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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community: "Anything about plants"
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…

_Skimbutt님이 2024-03-09에 게시함_

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?

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3fIGaizgs07tC5bhcqVxp3kkJ_WqS2uQ0LI2D9fNhEw/5td2vIX6Qmig4BpcQLpGgA.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3fIGaizgs07tC5bhcqVxp3kkJ_WqS2uQ0LI2D9fNhEw/DaXjD84BRp2CcOWe2r099A.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3fIGaizgs07tC5bhcqVxp3kkJ_WqS2uQ0LI2D9fNhEw/_b4n-vYGRyWCsCnxH1gM_A.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Emily님이 2024-03-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aoJj39jLHLjT_ELzP45_QTtY_Pho50IpdPGH3VUFEBA/bznyGHZ_TmaEiYAqGcMHzA.webp?size=large)

#### Plant Father님이 2024-03-10에 답변했습니다.

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

#### Emily님이 2024-03-10에 답변했습니다.

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. 🤷🏻‍♀️

### Skimbutt님이 2024-03-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

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