How to prune mule-ear oncidium

After flowering has finished. Cut spent flower spikes cleanly at the base using sterile scissors or a blade. Remove dead or yellowed leaves by pulling gently or cutting at the base; never strip healthy pseudobulbs.

As needed — once per bloom cycle for spent spikes, opportunistically for dead foliage. Mule-Ear Oncidium needs minimal pruning. Once a flower spike finishes blooming, cut it back to the base with sterile scissors. Remove any yellowed, dead, or damaged leaves as they appear. Do not cut back healthy pseudobulbs — they store energy for the next bloom cycle.

Cut spent flower spikes cleanly at the base using sterile scissors or a blade. Remove dead or yellowed leaves by pulling gently or cutting at the base; never strip healthy pseudobulbs.