How to prune sarcochilus ceciliae

After flowers fade, typically in spring or summer. Use sterilised fine scissors to cut spent spikes at the stem base. Remove dead leaves at the point of attachment. Never cut the single growing apex — this is the only growth point on a monopodial orchid.

Once per bloom cycle. Sarcochilus ceciliae needs almost no pruning. It is a small, single-stemmed monopodial orchid. Remove spent flower spikes after blooming by cutting to the base, and trim away dead or yellowing leaves. There is no branching structure to shape, so pruning is purely cosmetic maintenance.

Use sterilised fine scissors to cut spent spikes at the stem base. Remove dead leaves at the point of attachment. Never cut the single growing apex — this is the only growth point on a monopodial orchid.