How to prune aechmea 'foster's favorite'

After the flower spike dies and the mother rosette begins to brown and die back. Use sterile scissors to remove dead leaves at the base. Once the mother rosette is fully spent, cut it away cleanly at soil level, leaving the offset pups in place to grow into the next flowering plants.

As needed — once per plant lifecycle. Aechmea 'Foster's Favorite' is a monocarpic hybrid bromeliad needing very little pruning. Remove dead or brown outer leaves as they appear. The striking coral-red flower spike fades after weeks and the rosette then gradually dies; remove the spent mother plant at its base once fully declined and allow pups to develop.

Use sterile scissors to remove dead leaves at the base. Once the mother rosette is fully spent, cut it away cleanly at soil level, leaving the offset pups in place to grow into the next flowering plants.