The correctness of "one flower blooms, two shoots are lost" (handling of the flower stalk)

The correctness of "one flower blooms, two shoots are lost" (handling of the flower stalk)

Most orchid growers have heard it: the saying about whether or not to let orchid plants (Cymbidium) bloom, that doing so will cost the plant two shoots' worth of sprouting rate, and the practice of some orchid growers is to pick off the flower buds to preserve the plant's sprouting. In fact, the process of a flower bud developing is a process of nutritional repair; when the flower bud first opens, pick only the flower and leave the stalk so the nutrients return to the plant. Below the flower stalk there is another bud point, and it will produce a robust new shoot; let the orchid plant bloom naturally, so you can observe its flowering process and also get a strong shoot. This is truly the attitude an orchid grower should have. This saying was mentioned by seniors; at present I also let my flower buds bloom. To avoid exhausting the orchid plant's own nutrients and strength and indirectly affecting the next generation's shoot emergence, in order to confirm the variety or admire its flowers, keep only the one flower that opens first, and after enjoying it... pick the flower but keep the entire green stalk, letting its nutrients return to the mother plant. In this way you can enjoy the flowers and preserve the plant's vitality, and it will not affect the vigor of the coming shoots. Let the flower stalk dry out naturally, do not cut it; at the base of the stalk there is a leaf bud, and if a shoot comes from there, that shoot will certainly be especially robust, and with many variations. For reference.