Comments on: Paphiopedilum (Lady Slipper Orchid): Beginner’s Care Guide https://brilliantorchids.com/paphiopedilum/ Care guides for healthy, beautiful orchids Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.13 By: Jon https://brilliantorchids.com/paphiopedilum/#comment-52 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:28:20 +0000 https://brilliantorchids.com/?p=261#comment-52 In reply to marcia beverly.

Hi Marcia,

You can normally leave the flower to fall off on its own, but if the stem is also drying out you might want to prune it. For the yellow leaves, it depends. You can check out our pruning and yellow leaves guides for more info:

https://brilliantorchids.com/pruning/
https://brilliantorchids.com/orchid-leaves-turning-yellow/

Jon

]]> By: marcia beverly https://brilliantorchids.com/paphiopedilum/#comment-51 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:07:11 +0000 https://brilliantorchids.com/?p=261#comment-51 what do you do once the flower is drying out on the stem ? & should you remove yellowish leaves on the bottom of the plant and how ?

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