Neuropathy (Nerve Damage). Nerve damage from diabetes is called diabetic neuropathy (new-ROP-uh-thee). About half of all people with diabetes have some form of nerve damage. It is more common in those who have had the disease for a number of years and can lead to many kinds of problems. If you keep your blood glucose levels on target, you may help prevent or delay nerve damage. If you already have nerve damage, this will help prevent or delay further damage.
Since other orchid varieties will not bloom again from the same flower spike, you can cut their spikes back to the base of plants after flowers fall.
After flowering, the orchid should be fertilized monthly or as often as weekly with a houseplant fertilizer or balanced fertilizer (20-20-20) at half the recommended rate. Once the last flower fades on your phalaenopsis orchid, you have a few options for your next steps.Options After Blooming: Take the wait and see approach; the Just Add Ice Orchid may produce new buds at the end of the old flower spike.Cut the flower spike back to a node, a triangular shaped area on the stem, which may encourage the orchid to generate new side flower spikes.fter flowering, the orchid should be fertilized monthly or as often as weekly with a houseplant fertilizer or balanced fertilizer (20-20-20) at half the recommended rate. Once the last flower fades on your phalaenopsis orchid, you have a few options for your next steps.