How to prune calanthe vestita

After winter flowering; tidy further at spring repotting. Cut spent flower spikes at their base once blooms finish. As foliage yellows and dies in spring, remove it cleanly. When repotting, discard fully spent pseudobulbs and peel away dry sheaths from viable ones.

Annually, aligned with the natural bloom-then-dormancy cycle. Calanthe vestita is a deciduous orchid that dies back after autumn or winter flowering. Pruning needs are minimal: remove spent flower spikes after blooming, and clear away dead foliage as the plant goes dormant. At spring repotting, remove shriveled old pseudobulbs and dry sheaths. Leave firm, healthy pseudobulbs intact.

Cut spent flower spikes at their base once blooms finish. As foliage yellows and dies in spring, remove it cleanly. When repotting, discard fully spent pseudobulbs and peel away dry sheaths from viable ones.