Help me please

[Huggies 123]

Was given an orchid as a present. Have no idea what kind it is but it had pretty pink,purple flowers on it.
I was told to cut off the spike once the flowers had fallen off just above the first node which I have done. Dont want to kill it off but can you please tell me what I do next? Does it need watering still and what can I expect to happen.

[robb]

hello and welcome to orchigeeks.com! lots of friendly helpful people here, so don't be afraid to ask questions!

first thing we need to know is what kind of orchid you have! so did yours come with a tag, or label? if not, can you find a similiar picture in our gallery http://www.orchidgeeks.com/gallery/index.php ?

once you know what kind of orchid it is, there are cultural (care and feeding instructions) sheets available at AOS http://www.aos.org/aos/orchids/page01.aspx for your particular type.

so far, you have done great by trimming the flower spike down to the plant base, now you get to wait a while for another flowering season

hope it helps to get you started,
robb

[fred]

Huggies123
Hello and welcome to the forum
I hope you enjoy your stay here with us
so we can help you with the right advice for your growing conditions can you go to your user settings and update your profile with your Location as we are members from all over the world with different conditions.

with what you were told about your orchid I would say that you have a Phalaenopsis
http://orchidweb.org/aos/orchids/page01.aspx

if you can post a pic for us so we can be sure.

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome to the forum Huggies. Great people here who are very helpful
to your orchid needs.

[pikevi]

Welcome to the forum, Huggies 123

[chefatplay]

Hi, Huggies. Be careful not to water your orchid like a regular houseplant. Have fun!

[tizzycat]

Hi and welcom Huggies, lots of great and very helpful people here.

[jay]

Hello and welcome to the forum. It always starts with one, then if you ask just about anyone on here, it just blows up from there.

jay

[danandita]

Originally Posted by Huggies 123

I was told to cut off the spike once the flowers had fallen off just above the first node which I have done.

seems like common suggestion for any phalaenopsis. cmiiw

cheers