Wondering If I Can Prune To Get Another Flower Stem

by Janice Carpino
(Webster, N.Y. Monroe)

Starting out with my one orchid plant. Just wondering if the one stem of flowers, can I get another stem to come from the one main stem. So as to have two stems from one main. Not sure if this can be done.

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Aug 01, 2011
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by: Melissa

Hi Janice, Thanks for your question.

It depends on the kind of orchid. Many do not, some do. Phalaenopsis or Moth Orchids, a wonderful and very popular orchid can sometimes push a new spike from a still alive but spent flower stem from one of the nodes. This usually does not happen right away and if it does it shortens the time to flower a couple of months. Many Phalaenopsis flower about once a year unless they are a freeblooming hybrid.

So yes, it can be done but not all the time and not with many orchids.

Hope this helps. I think there is a thread or two about pruning orchids on the Phalaenopsis Orchid Care page.

Hope this helps.

Melissa
www.orchids-plus-more.com

Starting out with my one orchid plant. Just wondering if the one stem of flowers, can I get another stem to come from the one main stem. So as to have two stems from one main. Not sure if this can be done.

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