Pretty. Make sure you use distilled water. I chopped some of my flowers off after 4 months, and they stayed in another jar of water for another month. I only did that because I wanted to trigger new growth sooner.
Visual-Perception-82
Here’s hoping OP lives where Phalaenopsis are as common as dandelions….😢
lizathegaymer
WHYYYYYYHYH
Luluinduval
Awesome..you do what makes you happy..❤️
dachshundslave
For all the people sadden about the spikes being cut off, these phals spikes are initiated by a temperature differential of ~15 degrees day/night so I’m sure OP can start a new one with a healthy plant easily. Takes a lot of energy to keep the flowers in blooms and OP is letting the plant recover to make more blooms. Orchids can live for a very long time, so a healthy plant will bloom for many years to come vs a few blooms and dies off due to exertion of energy.
Old-Confidence-164
You plucked all yr flowers? But why?
Brunette_Kiwi
Florists have entered the chat 💐
oaomcg
Oof… Could have enjoyed them for months to come but….
Evening-Frosting-822
I never thought about doing this, but I like it! 👏
Tall_Blacksmith6811
I love arrangement! It’s so funny because when my spike broke I was so sad! I like your mindset.
FearlessAthlete7357
Hi i saw what i think it is a bronze budha flower spike in there and i dont think u should cut it off bc they migth be sequentials bloomers that means they will rebloom in future years without compromising the number of flowers the next year, also i heard it is fragrant could you describe the senct to me
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But they were so lovely…
why would you do this?
Bold 😂😍
https://preview.redd.it/721xz1cffelf1.png?width=850&format=png&auto=webp&s=0194b191a23ec200c0ff55f8d3239dd88e00c4d9
Thats pretty heartless….
Pretty. Make sure you use distilled water. I chopped some of my flowers off after 4 months, and they stayed in another jar of water for another month. I only did that because I wanted to trigger new growth sooner.
Here’s hoping OP lives where Phalaenopsis are as common as dandelions….😢
WHYYYYYYHYH
Awesome..you do what makes you happy..❤️
For all the people sadden about the spikes being cut off, these phals spikes are initiated by a temperature differential of ~15 degrees day/night so I’m sure OP can start a new one with a healthy plant easily. Takes a lot of energy to keep the flowers in blooms and OP is letting the plant recover to make more blooms. Orchids can live for a very long time, so a healthy plant will bloom for many years to come vs a few blooms and dies off due to exertion of energy.
You plucked all yr flowers? But why?
Florists have entered the chat 💐
Oof… Could have enjoyed them for months to come but….
I never thought about doing this, but I like it! 👏
I love arrangement! It’s so funny because when my spike broke I was so sad! I like your mindset.
Hi i saw what i think it is a bronze budha flower spike in there and i dont think u should cut it off bc they migth be sequentials bloomers that means they will rebloom in future years without compromising the number of flowers the next year, also i heard it is fragrant could you describe the senct to me