Orchids

[Toktokkie]

Originally posted by Jen
yes I love them too, had a mother plant of a phalaenopsis from '91, got it in Switzerland, took it to Holland for 3 years, then to UK 2 years, then back to Switzerland for 5 years.. and it made babies continually.. I got at least 150 babies from it which I gave away (kept the last 2 which I gave away 4 months ago when I moved here again)..!!

so who says they're fragile??:p

They just need the right spot and not too much water, spray when the air's dry and repotting every now and then, oh yes and some orchid food once a month or so..

I'm jealous. So what do you do when the flowers die off? Do you cut the stalk down, trim it or what? On some I've tried cutting the stalk down. On another I waited for the stalks to turn yellow before cutting them down and on others I've just left the stalk intact. Waiting to see the outcome.