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How to Look After Orchids

sal1914

By Sal1914

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

I got this orchid in July.. I am so not an indoor plant person... I have managed to kill off most things. However, this orchid still has the 7 blooms on it that it came with plus a bud fell off. Now it has two buds looking ready to burst and another 2 on their way.

My question is what do I do with the stem that is heading for the pot? Do I curl it back up to train around the loop again?




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You could try turning the flowers away from the light, mine then start going towards the light. It is very difficult to keep them straight , I try to do it by tieing to a stake as it grows. Whenit has finished flowering cut it off just above that brown mark I can see on the stem. With any luck it will send out another shoot there, and one day it will send a new shoot from the bottom. Be patient though!!!

7 Oct, 2008

 

A little tip on getting your Orchid to flower again once you have cut back the stem - if there's no sign of a new stem appearing, take the plant to a room about 5-10 degrees cooler than its present position and leave it there for three weeks. When you bring it back, it should be showing signs of a new flower stem - it always works for me!

7 Oct, 2008

 

I forgot to say - don't try to wrestle with the flower stem - they tend to snap!!!!

7 Oct, 2008

 

Thanks for that ... It's now finished flowering... they all dropped off and I'm now going to cut the stem!!

29 Nov, 2008

 

Good luck, Sal!

S-n-i-p..... TIMBER!

29 Nov, 2008

How do I say thanks?

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