How to prune wedge-shaped miltonia

After flowering finishes. Cut finished spikes cleanly at the base with sterilised scissors. Remove loose dead sheaths from pseudobulbs by peeling gently; use a blade only if they resist, cutting flush to avoid stubs that rot.

As needed. Miltonia cuneata is a low-pruning orchid. Once flowering ends, cut the spike to the base with clean scissors. Tidy dead or yellowed foliage from the pseudobulb base as it appears. Do not cut healthy pseudobulbs or green leaves — the plant stores nutrients there between growth cycles.

Cut finished spikes cleanly at the base with sterilised scissors. Remove loose dead sheaths from pseudobulbs by peeling gently; use a blade only if they resist, cutting flush to avoid stubs that rot.