Dendobium care

[Bernie]

When a new stalk appears on a Dendrobium, should the old one(s) be cut off or left to grow?

[fred]

Does your Dendrobium have a name tag ?
please do not cut the old canes off your Dendrobium at this point.
Unless they are soft and mushy or shriveled up dry brown looking colour.
If there are no leaves on a helathy green cane you may also get flower spikes.
a pic of your plant would also help.


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[pikevi]

Hello Bernie.

Welcome to the forum.

I don't think any of the stalks should be cut off on Dendrobiums unless warranted by disease or decay.

I have two Dendrobiums without any leaves and they have been that way for the last 7-8 months. No ill effects have been noted except for their perpetual dormancy.

[tom499]

Are you referring to the leaved growths?

They are a major storage zone for the plant so it can make new growth, like the backbulbs on onc.s etc.

They should be left alone unless of rot, virus etc.

[jerrymeola]

Old canes are healthy for the plant and can flower well.

Here is a good example of why not to cut the canes off. Only 5 leaves but 150 flowers