I'm new to this as well and have a similar question about our two phalaenopsis.
We were told that after the flowers were gone to cut the stem down to above the
second node (about a 1/4" with a sharp clipper) We've done that, and now I
notice that the complete stem has over the past two weeks turned brown. One of
the plants has those....um...can't think of the word at the moment... roots,(?)
where they store water (?)....coming out of the plant...the other one doesn't.
Will the plant bloom again next year?
Thanks for your help.
Linda