How to prune begonia 'benitochiba'

Spring for optional reshaping; year-round for dead-leaf removal. Snap or snip dead leaves cleanly at the petiole base. Remove flower stalks promptly to maintain foliage vigor. If stems become bare and leggy, cut back to a healthy node or to the rhizome level in spring.

Minimal; dead-leaf removal ongoing, reshape only if leggy. Rex begonias like 'Benitochiba' are grown for their ornate foliage, not flowers. They need very little pruning. Remove dead or yellowing leaves and any spent flower stems (flowers are insignificant and best removed to keep energy in the leaves). Trim leggy stems back to a node in spring if needed.

Snap or snip dead leaves cleanly at the petiole base. Remove flower stalks promptly to maintain foliage vigor. If stems become bare and leggy, cut back to a healthy node or to the rhizome level in spring.