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Thread: Cutting spent blooms stems on paph?

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  1. January 25th, 2018, 08:13 PM #1
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    Default Cutting spent blooms stems on paph?

    Does anyone know if you are supposed to cut off spent blooms on the paph maudiae types?
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  2. January 26th, 2018, 07:31 AM #2
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    Yes.

    Actually, that's not a very clear response to your question, is it?

    "Yes", I know the answer. "Yes", you may remove them, as each growth will only bloom once.
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    Cut once it becomes brown
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