How to prune begonia 'merry christmas'

Flower stems as they appear; tidying any time of year. Cut flower stalks cleanly at the base with fine sterile scissors. Remove individual dead leaves at the petiole junction. Trim rhizome tips back to the pot rim when they overhang — no hard or structural pruning is needed.

As needed. Begonia rex 'Merry Christmas' is a classic foliage rex valued for its red-and-green patterned leaves and needs little pruning. Remove flower stems promptly to keep energy in the foliage. Trim away dead or damaged leaves as they arise, and shorten any rhizome tips that have crept past the pot edge to maintain a neat, compact clump.

Cut flower stalks cleanly at the base with fine sterile scissors. Remove individual dead leaves at the petiole junction. Trim rhizome tips back to the pot rim when they overhang — no hard or structural pruning is needed.