new to indoor plants

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Wecome and Hello !
"cut down"? I assumed it was the old blooming spike you are referring to...but sometimes you can still get some blooms on those old spikes assuming its still green and have several nodes.
read some postings from the other members and learn from their wealth of knowledge coming from years of growing orchids.
also read about Phalaenopsis culture; and one of the member posted "Phal abuse stops here" do a search on it