How to prune vanda 'miss joaquim'

After a flush of flowering; foliage tidied any time. Cut spent spikes flush with the stem using sterilised scissors. Remove dead basal leaves cleanly. If the plant becomes excessively tall, a top-cutting with aerial roots can be separated — but this is propagation, not maintenance pruning.

As needed after each flowering flush. Vanda 'Miss Joaquim' (Singapore's national flower) benefits from occasional tidying but rarely heavy pruning. Remove spent flower spikes at the base. Dead lower leaves can be cleared. As a vigorous monopodial orchid, do not cut the main stem. Top-cuttings are a propagation technique, not routine pruning.

Cut spent spikes flush with the stem using sterilised scissors. Remove dead basal leaves cleanly. If the plant becomes excessively tall, a top-cutting with aerial roots can be separated — but this is propagation, not maintenance pruning.