Lynne,

I can't find your original post at the moment, but I think you said you had
a dendrobium. Here are some growing instructions from the American Orchid
Society:

http://www.orchidweb.org/orchids/cul...r/dendrobe.pdf

If you are interested, Ortho's All About Orchids is a very good book abour
growing orchids, and is rather inexpensive ($12 or so). Your library may
have it.

BTW, don't cut anything off of the plant. Orchids do not grow suckers like
roses and tomatoes do. Read up on the plants care and you will find that
most orchids aren't that hard to grow.

HTH

--Matt