phalaenopsis orchid

my orchid had long term beautiful blooms on an ever growing longer stalk. Now all the blooms are gone and the stalk has turned brown and dry. Is it dead? Should I cut the stalk off? How can I promote new growth, ie a new stalk or do I just wait for it to come itself – out of dormancy say?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 12/20/2017 @ 8:02 am

The brown stalk where the flowers were has died and you can cut it off. Don’t worry, that’s perfectly normal.

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