How to prune anthurium recavum

Year-round whenever leaves yellow, age, or sustain damage. Use sterilized scissors to cleanly sever yellowing or dead petioles at their junction with the main stem. Optionally cut flower spikes at the base to favor foliage growth.

Rarely — only as damaged or dying leaves appear. Anthurium recavum is a species Anthurium grown for its foliage and needs very little pruning. Simply remove yellowed, old, or damaged leaves at the petiole base as they appear. Flowers are not decorative and can be removed at the base if you prefer to channel energy into leaf production.

Use sterilized scissors to cleanly sever yellowing or dead petioles at their junction with the main stem. Optionally cut flower spikes at the base to favor foliage growth.