How to prune miltonia orchid

Immediately after all flowers have dropped. Cut the entire spent flower spike at its base, as close to the pseudobulb as possible, using sterilised bypass secateurs. Dust the cut with cinnamon as a natural antifungal and allow to air-dry before watering.

Once per bloom cycle (annually). Miltonia orchids do need pruning, but only of spent flower spikes. Unlike Phalaenopsis, Miltonia never reblooms from the same spike — new flowers come from the next pseudobulb. Once all blooms have fallen, cut the spike cleanly at its base with sterilised secateurs. Remove dead or yellowing leaves as they appear.

Cut the entire spent flower spike at its base, as close to the pseudobulb as possible, using sterilised bypass secateurs. Dust the cut with cinnamon as a natural antifungal and allow to air-dry before watering.