How to prune phalaenopsis 'brother girl'

After all flowers have dropped. Cut the spent spike with sterile scissors to the base for plant energy recovery, or to just above a node on a still-green spike to encourage reblooming. Wipe blades with isopropyl alcohol between cuts.

Once per flowering cycle, annually or twice yearly. Phalaenopsis 'Brother Girl' requires very little pruning. Once all blooms have fallen, remove the spent spike at the base or, if the spike stays green, cut just above a node — a secondary spike may branch from it. Remove dead or yellowed leaves cleanly. No shaping is needed.

Cut the spent spike with sterile scissors to the base for plant energy recovery, or to just above a node on a still-green spike to encourage reblooming. Wipe blades with isopropyl alcohol between cuts.