How to prune astroloba bullulata

Any time for dead material removal. Use sterile scissors to snip dried lower leaves at the stem base. Cut spent flower stalks down cleanly to the base of the rosette.

Rarely — only as dead growth appears. Astroloba bullulata, notable for its bumpy, tightly spiraled leaves, requires almost no pruning. Remove dead or shriveled lower leaves and cut flower stalks back to the base after flowering. The sculptural column is its natural appeal — no shaping is needed or beneficial. Overhandling can damage fragile leaves.

Use sterile scissors to snip dried lower leaves at the stem base. Cut spent flower stalks down cleanly to the base of the rosette.