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Orchid Care for Bare Flower Spikes
Once the last flower fades, you have a few options of what to do next. You can take the wait and see approach; the Just Add Ice Orchid may produce new buds at the end of the old flower spike. Or you can cut the flower spike back to a "node", a triangular shaped area on the stem, which may encourage the Just Add Ice Orchid to generate new side flower spikes.
And lastly you can remove the entire flower spike so that the Just Add Ice Orchid can put more energy back into the leaves and roots to help it grow stronger and produce a fresh new flower spike.
Note: New flower buds will not form on an old orchid flower spike that has turned yellow or brown, if this happens, the entire spike should be removed. After flowering, the orchid should be fertilized monthly or as often as weekly with a houseplant fertilizer or balanced fertilizer (20-20-20) at half the recommended rate.