I consider my orchid a friend. It actually has a way of telling me if it is upset. When I first bought it had no flowers and a flower stem. The top node it growing. I am dieting to know if it is a hormone buildup which grows a new orchid. Or a new flower.
If you look up the orchid, you will find they are epipytes, that means they have a non-parasitic relationship with trees and other plants. That's why they have air roots
Choclatebetta: You are correct that you should water your orchid "when it tells you to" (and not more often) If you leave the flower stem on the plant it will often either produce more buds, or little plantlets. You should leave the stem on the plant for as long as it takes, but if it dries out and turns brown, you should remove it. Sometimes I have old flower spikes on my orchids for months and months, and they will throw new buds. I have one right now with two little plantlets growing from a very old flower spike. Good luck - I hope you get new growth from your spike!
We have almost got our own live chat going here! I have orchids and also some African violets. I have had one of the orchids, the first one I got, since the early 1980's. It is my most faithful bloomer.
Plant Whisperer. I know Betta social skills Flare Flare.
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