How to prune cymbidium erythrostylum

After flowering ends, typically autumn in cultivation. Use sterilised scissors to cut the finished spike at its base. At repotting (every 3–4 years), remove clearly dead back-bulbs with a clean cut and treat wounds with cinnamon or sulphur powder.

Annually after flowering; back-bulb removal only at repotting. Cymbidium erythrostylum needs post-bloom spike removal to keep the plant tidy and channel energy into new pseudobulbs. Cut the spent spike to the base once flowers drop. Remove dead or leafless back-bulbs only at repotting. Healthy foliage and green pseudobulbs should never be cut — they store reserves for the next bloom cycle.

Use sterilised scissors to cut the finished spike at its base. At repotting (every 3–4 years), remove clearly dead back-bulbs with a clean cut and treat wounds with cinnamon or sulphur powder.