what to do with them after the flowers are gone I would like to start by saying that if your orchid loses its flowers after a while of being in bloom it doesn't mean your orchid will die and with a bit of knowledge you can make your orchid rebloom the following season so let's start with Phalaenopsis
orchids they will usually stay in bloom for a few months maybe three months sometimes even more but at some point they will eventually lose their flowers so after a while from a beautiful flower spike full of flowers you'll end up having a bare flower spike maybe with a single tiny flower about to fall and then you will just be left with the bare flower spike so at this point it is time to think about
cutting the bare flower spike now Phalaenopsis orchids are pretty special orchids in the sense that they can actually rebloom from the same flower spike it doesn't happen in all cases but in some cases especially with the complex hybrids you can find in stores and grocery shops it can happen now because this is a longer discussion I'll add a link somewhere here that you can click also in the
description of this video with a tutorial that shows you the different ways in which you can cut a flower spike depending what you want as a general rule cutting the flower spike above a note might produce another secondary spike so you can have a few more months with flowers there is also the option to cut the flower spike from the base but you will learn more in that tutorial how it is best depending on your situation so you can pause this video now check out the link that I showed you here so you know how to cut a flower spike and then come back to see what else we need to do with
our orchid so let's say that our flower spike has dried up completely or we just decided to cut the flower spike from the base or from above a note no matter what we decide to do our orchid will actually start to grow what I mean by this is that it will start to produce new leaves from the crown and hopefully you can see here have a tiny new little leaf that is just proud ink Phalaenopsis orchids usually produce one to three new leaves per year this is part of their regeneration process they produce new leaves from the crown of the orchid and gradually in time they will lose some of the leaves from the bottom so if your orchid is starting to lose two leaves from each side from the bottom
don't panic this is really normal it is just rejuvenating and regenerating itself you might also start to notice that your orchid is starting to grow new roots from the top as well as from the inside of the pot again this is a natural process Phalaenopsis orchids before they can rebloom need to grow new leaves and new roots so usually after your orchid is done blooming it will start to grow new leaves and new roots and what you need to do is offer the best conditions you can provide and care for the orchid as best as you can now I do have a tutorial on how to care for Phalaenopsis orchids it is a pretty lengthy
discussion but I will add a link somewhere here and also in the description of this video so you know what type of light you should provide when you need to water the orchid and so on so practically this will be the guide for you to know how to care for the orchid while it is not in bloom it is also a good idea to repot new orchids because the media they come in might be broken down or might have pests my personal preference is to repot any new orchid I like to buy fresh media so I know it does not have any pests any molds any problems and so on also I can switch the pot if the orchid is too big for the initial pot I can go one size bigger I can also reuse the same pot it came with also I like to make
extra ventilation holes and if you watch the video about how to care for Phalaenopsis orchids you will find the reason why I make the extra ventilation holes you'll also learn why I like to use bark chips and this type of media for this orchid so practically after the orchid is done blooming but before it starts to create new leaves and new roots I like to repot it I like to give it a fresh start this way I can check the root system and the overall health of the orchid I also have a reporting tutorial for file and abscess orchids and I can show you step by step how I actually repot Phalaenopsis orchids so I'll share the link towards that video somewhere here and also in the description of this video if you want
to check that out just visit the description or click on the link right here now here comes the fun part with good care all year round usually in the fall the Phalaenopsis orchid will start to produce a brand new flower spike full of buds the flower spikes will emerge from between the leaves they will grow and actually produce quite a lot of beautiful blooms once again for you and pretty much the process repeats itself all you need to do now is just enjoy the beautiful blooms and repeat the care process just
like you did before okay now let's presume you are dealing with and oncidium orchid or just another orchid that has pseudobulbs of this type now once the flower spike dries up from this type of work it in most most cases it will not rebloom or create secondary spikes so in this case we need to cut the flower spike from the base just like so when cutting flower spikes be sure to sterilize your cutting tools i sterilize the scissors with alcohol prior to cutting the flower spike this will actually help prevent spreading disease and infections oncidium orchids or orchids who produce pseudobulbs like
this will start to go into their growing mode just like the Phalaenopsis orchid but this time it's going to be a little bit different instead of producing leaves from the top of each pseudo bulb what this orchid will do is start to create new little plant lifts from the base of each suitable this is actually the growth pattern of this orchid the old pseudobulbs will now rebloom again but they will serve as water and nutrient deposits for the new growth this new growth right here will take up to nine months or so to mature and become a suitable like this so during this time it is your duty to maintain this orchid happy and healthy I do have a tutorial on how to care for oncidium type orchids as well I will add an
annotation right here that you can click also I will add a link in the description of this video which explains how to care for oncidium type orchids they're a bit different from Phalaenopsis orchids so if you don't know how to care for them you can click these links and learn now after the pseudo bulb will mature comes the fun part with good care all year long it will start to produce another flower spike right from next to the bulb and the first leaf the flower spike will grow create buds and will bloom once again for you so at this point it is time to repeat the process once again with Dendrobium fel an abscess orchids things are pretty much the same as with the oncidium orchid when the flower
spike will start to lose its flowers and start to dry it you can cut it close to the base this flower spike will now rebloom again nor will it create secondary spikes however this old cane can produce another flower spike next season for you so you can cut the flower spike but never cut the cane in the growing season after the blooms are done the circuit will start to produce a brand new cane usually from the base of the mother cane which will grow and mature and in about nine months with good
care it will produce a flower spike of its own also the old cane can bloom once again so you can have multiple flower spikes from this type of orchid now this type of work it really likes bright diffused light it also likes warm temperatures and it likes to be watered when the media is dry or almost completely dry caveat orchids will nari bloom from the same flower spike again either so when the flowers are all spent you can cut the flower spike close to the base of the pseudo bulb as possible however even though this cane can re bloom again don't cut the cane it will serve as water and
nutrient deposit for the new growth so after the flower spikes are spent usually a Kalia orchid will start to grow a brand new suitor bulb from the base of the mother suitable this again can take a few months to mature and with good care depending on your hybrid or variety it can bloom from the top once again I do have a care tutorial for this orchid as well so I will add an annotation right here that you can click also in the description below you can find the link so if you want to learn how to care
for a Kalia orchid all year round you can visit that link and learn so as you can see orchids can actually flourish and rebloom for you if you have a bit of knowledge about how you should care for them in no way should you throw away your orchid just because it is done blooming if you still have questions or you didn't understand something just leave me a comment down below.
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