How to prune agave victoriae-reginae 'compacta'

Any time dead leaves appear; post-flowering for rosette removal. Carefully cut fully dead outer leaves at the base with bypass shears, taking care around sharp leaf tips. Remove the entire rosette at soil level after it flowers and declines.

Rarely — as needed. Agave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta' is a slow-growing, tight rosette that needs almost no pruning. Remove dead outer leaves at the base only when fully desiccated. Never shorten or reshape the striking white-margined leaves — this ruins the symmetry that makes this cultivar ornamental. After its single bloom, remove the spent rosette.

Carefully cut fully dead outer leaves at the base with bypass shears, taking care around sharp leaf tips. Remove the entire rosette at soil level after it flowers and declines.