How to prune alocasia hilo beauty

Any time a leaf declines; dormant-season cleanup in autumn. Use clean scissors or shears to sever the entire petiole at the base. If the plant goes dormant, wait until all foliage is fully dead before removing it to allow energy to return to the rhizome.

As needed throughout the growing season. Alocasia Hilo Beauty (sold under Caladium lindenii 'Hilo Beauty') needs very little pruning. Simply remove leaves that have yellowed, browned, or collapsed by cutting the petiole at the base. Do not trim or shape healthy leaves — this plant grows from a central rhizome and cannot produce side-shoots from cut stems.

Use clean scissors or shears to sever the entire petiole at the base. If the plant goes dormant, wait until all foliage is fully dead before removing it to allow energy to return to the rhizome.