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the paper of my orchid i bought says that after all the flowers fall off you can cut the stalk one inch above the second node and i could flower again within 6 weeks
Phalaenopsis "moth Orchid" white
is it true cus my plant has 2 stalks and only one flower left
how do u do it?
what is the second node from the plant. second node from the top or the bottom or what im confused dont want to do this wrong. anyone know????

seriously no one has heard of this?

Cut just above the bottom flower node and you may get flowers or sometimes keiki (young plant). Make sure that you clean your scissor/knife with alcohol. Some people prefer to cut the stalk so plant will be more healthy and bloom next year.

so cut right above were the first flower came out close to the bottom? not sure what the NODE is ?

You can cut 1 inch above the second node. After cutting, a section of stalk may die so you don't have any node left. Cut 1 inch above the "LOWER" node which had flower.

cool cus my plant had 2 stalks on it
should i feed it with orchid mix

Hello.

I have several Phalaenopsis orchids, species and hybrids. I have NEVER cut a green spike, I have found at least with mine, that most of the time the spike won't die, and will branch off from the original spike and flower again. And blooming, branched Phalaenopsis orchids are gorgeous! Only one of my Phal's spikes, or stalks as you called them died down, and that was only half way. I cut with sharp sterilized scissors, and put ground cinnamon on the cut to prevent infection. Blooming takes a lot of energy, and it would be best to not "force" the plant to bloom, it will on it's own and will soon enough with the right conditions. I hope this helps!

thanks for the info

Anytime! Orchids are addicting. How's yours growing?

its growing with 2 stalks only i dont feed it fert. but idk the flowers fell off the stalks so i cut them as told in this post

That's normal. I know a lot of people suggest cutting them down, but I don't see the need with Phals. One of my Noids (No I.D.) stopped flowering, and after about a month they started to branch off. Have you checked the roots, and re-potted?

no what do i look for?