Question: How do you cut off dead orchid stems?
Option 0: Make a clean even cut directly back to the main branch. Keep this up while the plant is blooming. When the Phalaenopsis orchid is completely done blooming and all the flowers have faded, you can do the major pruning. ... Trim the stalk that had the blooms on it off about an inch away from the main stalk.
Option 1: Make a clean even cut directly back to the main branch. Keep this up while the plant is blooming. When the Phalaenopsis orchid is completely done blooming and all the flowers have faded, you can do the major pruning. ... Trim the stem that had the blooms on it off about an inch away from the main stalk.
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