Orchid spouting leaves from old flower stem? What to do with it?
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Celeste K
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I know this is a terrible picture, but an orchid I bought last year sprouted these leaves from the old flower stem.. It looks like orchid leaves. But I don't know what to do with it. Any suggestions?
4 answers
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Your orchid is making another baby orchid! Here's an article that tells you how to care for it http://www.brennansorchids.com/keiki.html
Barb Rosen
on Feb 22, 2014
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I have learned with plants in general, some times you just have to wait. We are all impatient and used to instant answers but I have a yucca plant where the top started to wilt and it looked like it would rot if it continued so I cut the top which looked healthy and put it into a jar of water. It rooted and I will plant it but surprisingly the bottom part which had no leaves after I cut the top off is showing signs of growing another top. I kept watering it occasionally in the hope that this would happen. So my word to the wise is to wait. I figure plants want to live as much as we do so with a little patience they will. Good luck.
Mary Krygiel
on Feb 22, 2014
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Barb Rosen is right, it's making a baby. From what I've read you need to wait until there are roots about 2 inches long coming out of the base of it, then you can cut the stem on both sides (not too close) & plant it. Different types of orchids need different types of potting medium so google yours to find out what to do with it.
Judy
on Nov 11, 2014
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When mine got roots, I put it in an old bottle neck vase & it bloomed in about 2 months!!
Nam7053723
on Jul 08, 2016
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