Whether you are preparing your orchid for rebloom or just maintaining the health of your plant, where to cut orchid stem is important. Cutting is the most obvious way to maintain your orchid’s health, but it is important to be careful. If you cut the wrong way, you could hurt your orchid, or spread diseases […]
How to cut back the orchid flower spike
Let’s be honest, it’s the flowers in Phalaenopsis orchids that make us love these plants so much. Or at least that’s how we get into them in the first place! Of course with time we learn there’s more to these orchids than just the flowers; the leaves and roots have a life of their own, […]
How to save orchid flowers
Many first-time orchid owners panic when they see the flowers whither or the flower spike starting to turn yellow. “Help, my orchid is dying!” – Well, I have good news for you; your orchid isn’t dying. What’s happening is totally natural. Flower spikes aren’t your orchid – your orchid is the leaves, crown, stem, and […]