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Old 18-03-2007, 05:43 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
Port Admiral Haynes Port Admiral Haynes is offline
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Default Help With "Baby" Orchid

I am in the UK and have four Orchids on my study window sill. They are about
3
years old and do very well despite me most definitely not having a green
thumb! One of them came to the end of its flowering cycle and dropped its
flowers. However very unusually it has grown another Orchid at the end of
its flower stalk. It is complete with leaves, trailing things (not sure what
they are called!) and a single flower. It has been growing for a few weeks
now and is quite healthy and getting bigger. None of my other Orchids have
ever done this. Can I cut it off, pot it and get a new Orchid or will it die
if I do this. Should I bend the flower stalk over and pot the "baby" whilst
leaving it attached to the stalk?