# How to Cut an Orchid to Make It Bloom Again
If you own a moth orchid -- Phalaenopsis -- you may be able to get it to bloom twice in one season. I wouldn't bother trying to get any other orchid to flower again. My experience confirms what nurseries say: Of the orchids available for sale, the Phalaenopsis is the only one whose stalk seems capable of bearing a second flower after the first one dies. The cutting technique can induce only mature moth orchids to bloom again.
Things You'll Need
- Measuring tape
- Cloth
- Alcohol
- Shears
Instructions
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Measure the leaves of your moth orchid. Attempt to cut a specimen whose foliage is at least 6 inches long. Plants with shorter leaves are not sufficiently developed for the technique to be successful.
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Dip a clean cloth in alcohol. Use it to sterilize the blades on your shears to keep pathogens from infecting the orchid.
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Find a node on the flower stalk bearing a dead bloom. Cut the stem above the node at a 45-degree angle and discard it. The node is a dormant bud that sometimes breaks from dormancy when you trim the stem above it. When the technique works, the node swells up within one month as it produces a new orchid flower.
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