How to prune calanthe triplicata

After summer flowering; additional tidying at repotting time. Snip spent flower stems at the base with sterilized scissors after blooming. Remove only fully dead or heavily yellowed leaves at their point of attachment. At repotting, clean old dry sheaths and discard hollow pseudobulbs.

Annually post-bloom; light tidying as needed through the year. Calanthe triplicata is an evergreen terrestrial orchid needing little pruning. Remove spent flower spikes at the base after summer blooming. Trim dead or badly yellowed leaves cleanly. Unlike deciduous calanthes, do not cut back healthy foliage during dormancy preparation. At repotting, remove exhausted pseudobulbs and dry leaf sheaths.

Snip spent flower stems at the base with sterilized scissors after blooming. Remove only fully dead or heavily yellowed leaves at their point of attachment. At repotting, clean old dry sheaths and discard hollow pseudobulbs.