How to prune maudiae slipper orchid

After flowering ends. Cut the spent spike at its base using sterilised scissors once all flowers have dropped. Remove dead basal leaves by cutting cleanly at the rhizome level. Do not disturb healthy roots or leaves.

Annually — one spike per new growth; dead foliage as needed. Maudiae Slipper Orchid needs very little pruning. Once a flower spike finishes blooming, cut it at the base near the foliage — Paphiopedilum spikes do not rebloom from the same stem. Remove any dead or yellowing leaves at the base. Never cut healthy green leaves; each growth produces one flower in its lifetime.

Cut the spent spike at its base using sterilised scissors once all flowers have dropped. Remove dead basal leaves by cutting cleanly at the rhizome level. Do not disturb healthy roots or leaves.