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Cutting Back Green Phalaenopsis Spikes for Rebloom

Old Green Spikes Can Branch and Rebloom

When Phalaenopsis spikes stay green after flowering, cut just above the 2nd or 3rd node from the base. The node below the cut may produce a branching spike with new buds.

Natural Variation

Some hybrids naturally die back (turn brown); others stay green. Cutting brown spikes has no effect—they’ll continue dying back. Only green spikes can rebranch.

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