Blooming

The orchid bloom cycle is the full loop a plant moves through between flowerings. It runs from leaf

Six to twelve months. That is the honest range for one Phalaenopsis bloom cycle. It runs from the

Once a year is the typical rhythm for a healthy orchid, with each flush lasting weeks to months.

If your orchid has open flowers, treat it as a display piece, not a project. Knowing how to

Your orchid just dropped its last flower. The spike is bare and the plant looks like it is

Cut a Phalaenopsis spike about half an inch above a node. Use the second or third node up

An orchid flower spike is the stem that carries the flowers. It grows from a node between two

Phalaenopsis flowers can hold for 8 weeks or longer. A Cattleya bloom often fades in half that time.

One petal drops onto the windowsill, then another a few days later. Your orchid spike now has bare

Orchids grow back. This is the most common question new growers ask: do orchids grow back after the