How to prune jewel orchid

After flowering finishes, typically late spring. Pinch or cut leggy stems just above a leaf node using clean scissors. Remove flower spikes at their base once they brown. Stem tip cuttings taken while pruning can be rooted easily in moist sphagnum.

As needed; light tip-pinching once or twice per year. Jewel orchids (Ludisia discolor) benefit from light pruning to maintain a bushy shape. Pinch or cut back leggy stems just above a node to encourage branching. Remove spent flower spikes at the base after blooming to redirect energy to the foliage, which is the main ornamental feature of this plant.

Pinch or cut leggy stems just above a leaf node using clean scissors. Remove flower spikes at their base once they brown. Stem tip cuttings taken while pruning can be rooted easily in moist sphagnum.