How to prune begonia schmidtiana

Early spring for a light cutback; deadhead continuously throughout flowering. Pinch or snip spent flower stems at their origin. Pinch stem tips above a node to promote compact branching. In spring, cut the whole plant back by up to one-third to refresh it and promote new flowering shoots.

Deadhead continuously; light prune once annually in spring. Begonia schmidtiana is a fibrous-rooted, compact begonia that produces small pink-white flowers nearly year-round. It stays relatively tidy but benefits from light pruning to remove spent flowers and any straggly stems. Pinch stem tips to encourage bushing. Cut back by one-third in early spring if growth becomes lax.

Pinch or snip spent flower stems at their origin. Pinch stem tips above a node to promote compact branching. In spring, cut the whole plant back by up to one-third to refresh it and promote new flowering shoots.