Alan Titchmarsh shares biggest mistake when tending to moth orchids – ‘don’t you dare’

After a while, a moth orchid might become withered as it has been allowed to dry out too much.

The next step might be that the flowers are gone, leaving just the stems, but this is where some plant novices make a big mistake.

Alan continued, referencing the bottom of the stems: “The temptation is to think, ‘the flowers are gone, I’ll just get my secateurs and whip off the stems right the way down here – but don’t you dare.”

He explained that these dwindling orchids can “flower again beautifully” if the stem is cut back just a little.