Otherwise you may spread bacteria, fungi, or viruses from one plant to the next. To sterilize your tools, clean them with rubbing alcohol or heat up the blade with a flame. This reduces the risk of infecting your orchids with disease and damaging or killing them. Just rub a little bit of the cinnamon right on the area that was cut. Be sure not to get any cinnamon on the leaves of the orchid otherwise it will pull moisture out of the leaf. What you do with the flower spike depends on how it looks after the blooms fall off.
If it is green and healthy, it remains alive and capable of producing a secondary spike and more blooms. Here is the process to follow in each situation. On the stem, look for a node below the lowest flower bloom.
Trim just one-inch above this node, making a clean cut. The benefit of cutting a flower spike like this is that there is a reasonable chance of the plant producing more blooms much earlier than if you were to wait for a new flower spike to develop.
However, it takes more energy for the orchid to bloom so soon again and the flowers may be smaller than they were previously. If your orchid is looking less healthy, I would advise cutting the flower spike off at the base. This will allow the orchid to focus on developing new roots and leaves and building up energy stores to grow a new flower spike in the next blooming season.
If the stem is brown and unhealthy, there is no point in trimming the stem above a node. If the flower spike has turned brown, the orchid has decided that this flower spike is dead and no amount of care from you will change this.
Cut the stem all the way down to the base of the plant. This is the best way to encourage the plant to focus on growing healthier roots and encourage a full bloom in the next year. The healthier the root system is, the happier your orchid is going to be. Sometimes, only the top section of the flower spike will have turned brown, while the lower section will remain green and vibrant.
I have had good success with cutting the flower spike just above the highest healthy node, so feel free to try this. This can sometimes result in a side shoot growing that is quite low, but it can be gently staked as it grows to produce a more vertical display of blooms. If you have one of these orchids, trim the stems this way: cut one stem above a node and the other stem at the base of the plant.
The orchid will not have enough energy to rebloom from both flower spikes, but by focusing on one, you increase the chance of secondary blooms, without having to wait for a new flower spike to develop.
Check out my video below to learn all about what do do with your phalaenopsis orchid spike after blooming is finished. What are you doing wrong? There are five main reasons your orchid may be refusing to bloom for you. Just try to give it the best care possible and keep your fingers crossed.
Some plants seem to produce secondary blooms easily while others will not. This small bit of green is so much more important than its humble appearance might suggest.
Nodes are the sites of potential new blooms. New orchid growers often get spikes and roots mixed up. The truth is, they can look quite similar. The two will always look just a bit different, although the nature of the difference varies depending on the orchid species. Some orchid species will produce only a single spike, which will then produce buds that bloom.
Others will produce double spikes that then bud and bloom. What is most interesting here is that orchids can vary the number of spikes and quantity of blooms from year to year. For example, the popular and readily available Phalaenopsis orchid usually blooms from a single spike.
But some Phalaenopsis will produce double spikes. Genetics and care can both impact the number of spikes and variance in the bloom patterns. Pruning your orchid will not represent the bulk of your care responsibilities. But correct pruning will help minimize problems and encourage re-blooming.
You will need scissors, a pot, and orchid potting media. To sterilize your shears, heat the blades over a gas stove or with a lighter for several seconds, says Rogers.
Just be very careful with your fingers. Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, and Dendrobium orchids are some of the most common varieties people own—and they should be pruned to extend their flowering periods , says Rogers. When you spot the last flower on these varieties ready to die, "count down three nodes—the bumps on the spike where the individual flowers emerge—and use sterilized scissors to cut the end of the flower spike completely off," Rogers instructs.
Orchids that have developed black or brown rotten spots on their leaves should be pruned, says Rogers. Using sterilized scissors, cut out any rotten and discolored spots you see. When orchids are thriving, they will eventually outgrow their original pots and need to be repotted—and when they do, they'll need to be pruned. Then, "examine the cleaned roots carefully: Roots that are dead will appear just that—with only a thread-like string with no root material around it.
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