Orchid Care for Beginners - What to do after Phalaenopsis blooms fall? Cutting spike & aftercare

Incredible Variety

With as many as 20,000 species throughout the world, the orchid family may be the largest flowering plant family (there are also nearly 100,000 registered hybrids of the orchid). They are found practically everywhere, from the Arctic Circle to semi-desert regions. While some orchids are found in treetops at an altitude of 10,000 feet [3,000 m] in the Andes Mountains, others​—such as those in Australia—​spend most of their plant life underground.

Orchids come in all sizes and colors and with all kinds of aromas. In Papua New Guinea, some measure many feet high and weigh up to two tons. Others, with flowers the size of the head of a needle, can easily fit inside a thimble. Some orchids grow rooted in the soil, while the majority (called epiphytes) grow on trees or other plants. There are orchids that perfume the air with the faint smell of coconuts or raspberries, while others smell like decaying meat.

Some might ask, ‘Could all these different flowers be from the same family?’ Even with such incredible variation, two features distinguish orchids from other flowering plants. First, orchids have a distinct petal arrangement. Second, orchids have a column that uniquely fuses the male and female reproductive organs.

Very helpful and impormative video, thanks for sharing

I really enjoy this program thank you

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A week ago I won the orchid center piece at a reception. Today I purchased an orchid pot and medium and my son told me I won a nuisance since I had to spend money to take care of it. I'm having fun and I hope I can do it. 🙏

Wonderfully structured video, thank you very much!

When orchids are a year old, can those be revived? What if I soak the roots in water and repot in a new medium? Please advise

i get more growth on the stem and more flowers

Hi, how do you know which medium to use .

Thank you Danny😂

So after cut the spike which already bloomed, the buds will grow longer and bloom again and keep repeat its cycle, right?

My daughters blooms stayed for 8 months

Thank you for this video on orchid care. It’s the best one I’ve seen yet.😊

Hi I have recently planted my orchid three months ago everything looks good new roots are forming and leaves are sprouting but the leaves are a bit limp and kind of wrinkly/soft what can I do

My orchid stem dried out after i cut it - is that normal?

I cut the stem because it was all brown. What can I do to stimulate another stem?

this is exactly what I needed! yay!

I just recently bought my orchids and I'm worried because after a few days there's a lot of ants in the roots 😢

This year 2023 my son gave me a orchid for mothers day. I didn't know what to do with the thing, but thank you for sharing your knowledge. Now I need to sit down and watch ALL your videos

Can you show the location the flower spike comes out? I have something growing between the leaves but it looks more like a root. My flower spike died after it bloomed.

I have an orchid that’s going to bloom & it has no leaves!!!! A couple good roots 2 bloom sticks with new bloom sticks coming off the side! I was throwing it out until I saw the blooms 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🥹

Help I'm new to caring for orchids my Phalaenopsis that I have had over 3 months all the flowers curling up and I noticed buds starting to form at end of spike but today noticed spike going yellow is it dieing?

Do you have to repot it after you cut the brown spikes? Or is that case by case

Can you do something on pansy orchids?

Very helpful. Thanks! 🌸

A great video.🌸

I’m confused. My flowers are gone. But I don’t have any of the nodes on the stems. Do I not cut it? If so where? Do I leave it tell the nodes appear. 🤷‍♀️

I like it I'm from Indonesia

What happens if you have secondary spikes that have flowered and fallen off? Do I cutoff the secondary spikes or cutoff the stem above the new spike on an existing secondary spike? My orchid is starting to look wacky.

Good information. Don’t forget to dab the fresh cut tips of the spikes with cinnamon to prevent disease.

With your wonderful advice, I rescued my dying Phal and it bloomed beautifully this winter. Now I know how to cut back the stem and keep her going. Thank you.

Can I put them in Leca ( clay balls) only ?

My orchid is growing on a sponge medium, do i need to repot it?

I bathe mine once a week and mist them daily and they seem liking it. Even very sick one from clearance at Walmart recovered and kept blooming with very beat up manhandled flowers. And I’m new to orchids. And I talk to them. Call me crazy if you want but I think it helps them somehow.

HI Danny the blossoms on one stem have dried but the other stem is still beautiful and full of blossome do I have to eait until they dry also to cut the stem no longer with blossoms

hi give me the link. i want to buy some stuff. thanks

I was told never to prune an orchid

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What is put on the tips of the roots outside the pot.

If my stem produces a Kauai (baby orchid) how do I cultivate it?

My mother thought she was doing me a favor by cutting the spike after the flowers fell off. My stem is going yellowish. What do I do to save the spike??

My baby’s signature plant 🎉

Hoping you’ll see this and respond.
Does store dyed orchids ruin the chance of a second flowering?
I can see the dye in the end I cut off after the un used node.

Thank you!

If some blooms are wilting but the rest are still good, can I cut off the wilting/wilted bloom? And if I do cut it off, do I cut to the node it’s from?

Could you show planting them on a tree?

I saw a person put a banana peel over the bud to help it send out a new sprout

I got a huge white pink orchid. It’s a beauty