How to prune aponogeton distachyos

Throughout the growing season as flowers and leaves fade; after summer dormancy. Use scissors or fingers to remove dead leaves and spent flower stalks at the petiole base near the rhizome. Do not disturb the rhizome. After the plant re-emerges from summer dormancy in autumn, remove any remaining old foliage to make way for fresh growth.

As needed; remove spent flowers and dead leaves regularly. Aponogeton distachyos (water hawthorn) needs very little pruning. Remove yellowing or dying leaves and spent flower spathes by cutting the stalks at the base to prevent them from decaying and fouling the water. The plant goes dormant in summer heat; do not cut back healthy foliage that is still green and functional.

Use scissors or fingers to remove dead leaves and spent flower stalks at the petiole base near the rhizome. Do not disturb the rhizome. After the plant re-emerges from summer dormancy in autumn, remove any remaining old foliage to make way for fresh growth.