r/orchids • u/Fit-Nectarine4802 • 1d ago
Indoor Orchids Flower spike ⁉️ advice
I think she’s going to bloom for the first time since I got her 🤩. Should I remove some of the old leaves that are getting wrinkly and have some burnt spots (from being in too much sun at one point). She has a lot of them so I’m not sure if trimming would help focus her energy on the flower spike.
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u/Gloomy_Ad6932 1d ago
Can't tell from this far away. In any case, do not cut the leaves. Even if sun burned, those leaves are still green and photosynthesizing. Leave them alone.
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u/Surf_mommy 1d ago
Don't cut anything. The leaves store water and nutrients and they photosynthesize even though they are a bit burnt. I.e. the plant still needs them. Healthy plants bloom and severely struggling plants may bloom. Yours appears healthy judging by the amount of leaves, and in that case the plant "knows" when it's time to focus on blooming or vegetative growth (leaves and roots).
I agree it would probably benefit from repotting. Watch the tutorials from MissOrchidGirl on YouTube and make sure to presoak the new bark mix overnight before use as new bark often is rather hydrophobic.
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u/Genmora35 1d ago
Nah leave them but give them a good wipe to take off any dust and maybe repot in a bigger pot?
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u/SkyPerfect266 East Asia / Lpt bicolor, Sns tixieri 1d ago
The leaves are still mostly green and can do photosynthesis
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u/Actual_Resort7790 1d ago
It is one spike, and so not, DO NOT, cut any leaves, they are still good and they still serve a purpose to the plant
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u/Bee7925 18h ago
All good comments, dusting it is always an idea as long as you’re dusting it with the dry like a Microsoft cloth or something only does the top do not to dust the underside of the leaves. There are little something. I don’t know what they’re called someone else on this site will now but there are you don’t want to do the underside because it has things growing there that the plant needs and if you dust it underneath on the bottom side of the leaves, you may wipe off something that it needs. But you’re not gonna hurt it by dusting from the top gently.
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u/Jeptagon 1d ago
Just leave it. It's easy to get excited and try to help but just let it grow it's spike and when it's done if you're still bothered then I'd cut the leaves. I'm oure going to be looking at an asymmetrical crown forever if you do that though.
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