How To Care For Your Orchid After It Blooms. Use a bark-based potting mix that is. Caring for Your Orchid After the Bloom.
In fact the chances of inducing the second bloom reduces by 60 with this approach. Most growers snip off the old flower spike near the base. Wait until your orchid stops flowering and all the blooms have fallen to remove the plant from its old pot and pot it into a slightly larger container.
Wait until your orchid stops flowering and all the blooms have fallen to remove the plant from its old pot and pot it into a slightly larger container.
The best way to take care of your orchid is to place it near a south- or east-facing window that receives strong indirect light. Remove the flower spike entirely by clipping it off at the base of the plant. Leave the flower spike or stem intact cut it back to a node or remove it entirely. Most growers snip off the old flower spike near the base.