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What is the clear sticky stuff on the stalks where the blooms are on my otherwise healthy orchid?
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- snakegrrlLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's normal for them to get a tiny bit of sap (it's sap) oozing from the spikes (name for orchid flower stems). But if it's more than a tiny bit, I'd say you have bugs that are too small to see, and your plant is "bleeding". Wipe the affected area with rubbing alcohol. It won't hurt the plant.
Source(s): I've been growing orchids for six years.
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