How to prune striped begonia (listada)

Spring, or any time tidying is needed. Remove dead leaves by pulling or cutting cleanly at the base. Trim any overly long stems back to a leaf node using sterile scissors. Avoid cutting into the rhizome unnecessarily.

As needed — light tidy once or twice a year. Begonia listada is a small, compact rhizomatous begonia that needs only light maintenance pruning. Remove dead or damaged leaves at the base. Leggy stems can be trimmed back to a node to tidy shape. It does not need hard pruning — its naturally low-growing habit stays tidy with minimal intervention.

Remove dead leaves by pulling or cutting cleanly at the base. Trim any overly long stems back to a leaf node using sterile scissors. Avoid cutting into the rhizome unnecessarily.