How to prune ivory cymbidium

After flowering finishes, typically late winter to spring. Cut the spent flower spike at the base with clean, sterile secateurs. Remove leafless backbulbs by cutting or pulling them free at the rhizome. Always sterilise tools between cuts to prevent rot or viral spread.

Annually, after each flowering. Ivory Cymbidium needs limited but worthwhile pruning. Once all flowers have faded, cut the spike down to its base — leaving it on the plant wastes energy. Remove old, yellowing pseudobulbs (backbulbs) that have lost their leaves to keep the plant tidy and encourage new growth from active pseudobulbs.

Cut the spent flower spike at the base with clean, sterile secateurs. Remove leafless backbulbs by cutting or pulling them free at the rhizome. Always sterilise tools between cuts to prevent rot or viral spread.