How to prune cockleshell butterfly orchid

After all flowers have finished and the spike browns, usually summer to autumn. Cut the spent spike cleanly at the base of the pseudobulb using sterilised scissors or pruning shears. Remove dead basal leaves by peeling gently downward. Avoid cutting into pseudobulbs, which store energy for the next bloom.

Once per bloom cycle; dead-leaf removal as needed. Encyclia orchids need minimal pruning. Once flowering is fully finished and the spike browns, cut it to the base with sterilised scissors — the spike grows from the pseudobulb top and will not rebloom. Remove dead or yellowing basal leaves as they appear. Healthy pseudobulbs should never be cut.

Cut the spent spike cleanly at the base of the pseudobulb using sterilised scissors or pruning shears. Remove dead basal leaves by peeling gently downward. Avoid cutting into pseudobulbs, which store energy for the next bloom.