How to prune rodriguezia lanceolata

After the flowering spike has fully finished, usually late summer to autumn. Trim the finished flower spike back to the base with sterilized scissors. Do not shorten pseudobulbs or healthy leaves. Remove any shriveled back-bulbs only if they are completely dessicated.

Once per flowering cycle; dead growth removed as needed. Rodriguezia lanceolata is a miniature epiphytic orchid that rarely needs pruning. Once the spray of pink-red flowers fades, remove the spent flower spike at the base. Leave all healthy green pseudobulbs and foliage untouched — they sustain future blooms. Only remove visibly brown, shriveled, or dead growth.

Trim the finished flower spike back to the base with sterilized scissors. Do not shorten pseudobulbs or healthy leaves. Remove any shriveled back-bulbs only if they are completely dessicated.