How to prune alocasia cuprea (red secret)

Any time a leaf yellows, browns, or dies. Hold the petiole near its base and cut cleanly with sterilised scissors or a knife. Never tug — this can disturb the corm. Wear gloves as the sap contains calcium oxalate crystals that irritate skin.

As needed; remove individual leaves when they decline. Alocasia cuprea (Red Secret) does not need pruning in the traditional sense. It grows from a central corm and produces individual leaves on petioles — there are no stems to cut back. Simply remove yellow, brown, or dead leaves by cutting the petiole as close to the base as possible. That is the full extent of pruning needed.

Hold the petiole near its base and cut cleanly with sterilised scissors or a knife. Never tug — this can disturb the corm. Wear gloves as the sap contains calcium oxalate crystals that irritate skin.