How to prune catasetum macrocarpum

After flowering, before or during dry dormancy. Use sterile scissors or a blade to cut spent spikes at the base. Remove only fully dead, shrivelled pseudobulbs by detaching cleanly at the rhizome. Do not cut green or plump pseudobulbs even if leafless.

Once per season, during dormancy. Catasetum macrocarpum needs minimal pruning. After flowering, cut spent flower spikes to the base. When the plant enters its dry dormancy and leaves yellow and drop naturally, trim away dead pseudobulbs only if they are completely shrivelled and papery. Healthy old pseudobulbs store energy — leave them.

Use sterile scissors or a blade to cut spent spikes at the base. Remove only fully dead, shrivelled pseudobulbs by detaching cleanly at the rhizome. Do not cut green or plump pseudobulbs even if leafless.