Orchids ‘bloom two times faster’ with simple plant tip that anybody can do (Image: Getty)
come in a plethora of gorgeous blooms, with hues ranging from deep purple to vibrant orange. According to one owner, “bloom two times faster” with a simple care tip.
In her experiment, documented on the channel Orchids With Love, she revealed how to make an produce beautiful blooms for the next growing season.
“If you cut the blooming spike right after the finishes blooming, it will bloom next time much sooner,” the content creator revealed, but where should you cut it?
Comparing two , one had its spike cut off completely while the the other had its spike cut off above the node.
“I’ve done this experiment, so you don’t have to,” she said on the video. “Here is the secret.” By cutting the spike completely off (not just above a node), the grew an abundance of pretty blooms – five, to be exact.
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My experiment was successful! If you cut the blooming spike right after the orchid finished blooming, it will bloom next time much sooner.
Meanwhile, the other orchid that had been cut at the same time but was snipped above a node didn’t produce any new flowers.
In the five months after being snipped, the orchid whose spike had been completely removed had a gorgeous display of flowers and the other orchid looked barren.
“So, here is a [professional] tip: always cut off the spike completely once your orchid finishes blooming,” the plant enthusiast recommended. “And you will get new blooms in just a few months,” she promised.
A commentator said: “Mine re-bloomed on the old stem. I never cut it off.” Somebody else agreed: “Same. When I cut them, it didn’t re-bloom.”
Orchids have vibrant blooms (Image: Getty)
Another person chimed in: “Mine always rebloom a few times on the old stem. It’s a lot easier on the plant… I have 30 orchids and can say that both ways will bloom, but keeping the old spike is faster.”
Somebody else disagreed: “Not all orchids rebloom from an old spike and you get twice less flowers.”
Plants expert Mr Graham Rice told to “never cut the tip of the flowering shoot off if it’s still green as you’ll be cutting off buds”.
And that you shouldn’t “cut the spike right out”; it should be snipped one inch “above the second notch from the base”. Mr Rice added: “[The orchid] will probably branch below the cut and make new flowers faster than growing a new spike from the base.”