How to prune pleurothallis grobyi

Any time, once growth is clearly dead or spent. Use fine sterile scissors to snip dead leaves and fully browned flower spikes flush with the base. Work carefully in the dense clump to avoid damaging healthy new growths.

Rarely — only when dead material is visible. Pleurothallis grobyi is a tiny sympodial orchid that requires almost no pruning. It forms dense clusters of small leaves, each bearing a thin flower spike. Remove only dead or damaged leaves and fully spent, brown flower spikes at their base with fine sterile scissors. Never cut back healthy growth.

Use fine sterile scissors to snip dead leaves and fully browned flower spikes flush with the base. Work carefully in the dense clump to avoid damaging healthy new growths.