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I got an orchid from a client six years ago, her maid told me not to cut the stem unless it dried up. That orchid has repeatedly bloomed new flower spikes off of that stem for the past six years, at least twice a year. This year it is on its third one. I have two others and they have only bloomed twice for one and once for the other and with both of them the stem dried up. I do not know if this will help you, but I fertilize mine with diluted coffee. Black only, no cream or sugar.
Beautiful Phal ! Mine has never had a cluster of flowers that closely packed. Maybe I need to try the diluted coffee.
I agree with the cutting off of the flower stem. One of mine is putting up a new flower stalk off of the end of the one that bloomed earlier this year. It was extra long so I had cut it back, to about 8 inches, at a notch. It had 3 stalks, and the other two died all the way back.
Other of my Phal's stalks have dried up, and I cut them all the way off.
I have 7 Phals, and only 3 of them have retained a green stalk.
I got an orchid from a client six years ago, her maid told me not to cut the stem unless it dried up. That orchid has repeatedly bloomed new flower spikes off of that stem for the past six years, at least twice a year. This year it is on its third one. I have two others and they have only bloomed twice for one and once for the other and with both of them the stem dried up. I do not know if this will help you, but I fertilize mine with diluted coffee. Black only, no cream or sugar.
Are you serious about the coffee?????? Never heard of that... Who told you to use coffee? (just curious)
Are yours planted in orchid (bark) medium or in moss? Seems that the coffee would only supply acid to balance out the alkalinity.
Are you serious about the coffee?????? Never heard of that... Who told you to use coffee? (just curious)
Are yours planted in orchid (bark) medium or in moss? Seems that the coffee would only supply acid to balance out the alkalinity.
Interesting...
I originally heard about the coffee from a little old lady I worked for, she had orchids and violets and gave them diluted coffee. I use the little that is left in the pot. My orchids are in orchid bard in terra cotta pots and on the front enclosed porch facing east in a window. Sometimes if I have over a cup of strong coffee left over, I will fill the sink with luke warm water and the coffee and immerse the pots in the water for a few minutes and then drain. Epidendrums like the same treatment.
I have never heard of that before either. I wonder if that will work on my nun orchid that is in soil.
I do take the gallon milk carton when empty and fill it up with water, and put that on my violets. I read that somewhere and it does work in getting them to bloom. One caution, be sure you don't have any milk in the bottom or you get the sour milk smell. Don't ask me how I know that.
I am new to this. I have an orchid that bloomed. I did not cut anything off. Now I have green leafs at the top with roots about 3 inches long. It looks funny, green leafs at the bottom, and green leafs and roots at the top. Do I cut the top one off and replant???
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What type of orchid is your specimen?..If it is a species like Epidendrum,( cane or reed-stem) or Dendrobium..amongst a few others..the new growth you are seeing may be a new plant..if this is the case, allow it to grow a little larger and then cut it off the main plant and pot it up..Often, Epidendrums and many Dendrobiums will form "keikis" as they are sometimes refered to along the stems..
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