How to prune lepanthes telipogoniflora

Any time — only remove fully dead tissue. Use sterile fine-tip scissors to remove only completely dead leaves at the base. Leave all green ramicauls (leaf-bearing stems) intact, as flowering continues from existing stems. Never cut live growth on this genus.

Rarely — only when dead leaves accumulate. Lepanthes telipogoniflora is a tiny miniature orchid that produces sequential flowers on the same leaf stems and genuinely needs no pruning. Do not remove leaf stems even after flowers drop — new buds often emerge from the same ramicaul. Only remove leaves that are entirely brown and dead at their base.

Use sterile fine-tip scissors to remove only completely dead leaves at the base. Leave all green ramicauls (leaf-bearing stems) intact, as flowering continues from existing stems. Never cut live growth on this genus.