To cut or not to cut

[Jenascrich]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Don't cut back bulbs from Dendrobiums until they turn brown and die.



You can cut Epidendrum flower spikes the way you cut yours when they begin to turn brown. Many of them will make new plantlets from the nodes on the stem, so you can propagate new plants like that if you wish. If you cut far below the head of flowers you can often prevent this.

Thank you!