| Now I don't know about orchids but agree with Andrew. It takes a lot of energy for a plant to put out flowers. Cutting off spikes on struggling plants is something I would do. Thats what I do on other plants. For instance, I grafted several roses last fall. Now that some of the grafts have taken I pinch off any flower buds. Stone fruit is the same way. New plants are always stripped of fruit the first year or two so it grows hardy. |