How to prune anchomanes difformis

After the leaf fully senesces, typically in dry-season dormancy. Cut the spent petiole cleanly at ground level once completely dead and brown. Wear gloves — the sap contains irritating calcium oxalate. Clear mulch and debris before new growth emerges.

Once per year, at end of growing season. Anchomanes difformis is a dramatic West African tuberous aroid that dies back to its corm after each growing season. It needs no pruning while in growth. Once the single large leaf dies back naturally, remove the dead petiole at the base. No shaping or cutting of live growth is appropriate.

Cut the spent petiole cleanly at ground level once completely dead and brown. Wear gloves — the sap contains irritating calcium oxalate. Clear mulch and debris before new growth emerges.