Pruning Orchids

How To Prune Orchids

Executive Summary about Pruning Orchids by Marianne Wong

Pruning Orchid
By October or November, the orchid's blooming season is over. Generally, the flower stalk has atrophied and is yellow or brown. Pruning away the old stalk will help to assure that a new flower stalk will be produced the following year.

When pruning these old leaves and stalks, be sure to use clean pruning shears, and to sterilize them with alcohol before using them on another plant. If the pruning shears are dull, it would be a good idea to use a new razor blade to prune with, but remember to sterilize between plants.

Orchid pups are small plantlets that can form on the orchid. These will eventually grow into full-sized plants that will be clones of the mother plant. The production of these pups can be encouraged by pruning away the flower stalk while it is still green, rather than waiting until it has turned yellow or brown. You must wait until the pups have formed roots of their own before removing them from the parent, but at this point they can be potted up. The same growing medium in which the parent plant is growing should be used for the pups.




Pruning Orchids - A Simple Guide

Execuitve Summary about Pruning Orchids by Sarah Matters

Pruning your orchids once they have started blooming is one of the best ways to promote healthy growth, and as a result, when you take the time to carefully prune your orchid, you will be rewarded with a healthy and thriving orchid.

You're going to get used to seeing the dead growth and of observing the roots at the same time. Keep your pruning to less than half an inch at any given time. There's no way to instantly regrow your orchid, but it's easy to keep trimming small parts.

You're going to run across some dying and dead flower spikes too. This is natural and you should expect it. Gentle care is the best advice.

You could also just remove the end of the blossom stalk. Make sure to keep enough so that it can continue to bloom. If you want to go this way, keep until about 1/4 inch above the node (set apart as a small leafy-like bump in the stalk).

Pruning, as long as you do it correctly, should do no harm to your orchid. 


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