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orchid okay what happens now?

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bebesequin · 11/10/2009 16:05

Have a lovely orchid whichhasflowered beautifully since March last of flowers now dropped off and I have lost the tag telling me how to care for it.What should I do next?will it flower again?

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NorbertDentressangle · 11/10/2009 16:10

There was a thread on here a while ago that I found when my orchid dropped all its flowers.

It said to cut the stem at a certain point and it should re-flower.

I'll try and find the thread and link to it

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MrsHappy · 11/10/2009 16:12

It may well come again. I just water mine a bit every week or so and give it some orchid food when I remember and they do flower again.

In the meantime you could get some fake orchid flowers to stick in with the leaves and people don't notice the difference!

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NorbertDentressangle · 11/10/2009 16:14

some tips here about cutting it back

This is what I did to mine and although it hasn't flowered again yet it is, at least, still alive !

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bebesequin · 11/10/2009 16:16

I am generally the kiss of death to house plants so pretty impressed I have managed to keep it going this long-there are buds on the stems so maybe it will flower again.The bit about cutting the stem sounds familiar too-

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bebesequin · 11/10/2009 18:37

Thanks folks

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