How to prune begonia 'u491'

After flowering, typically late spring. Cut or snap spent flower stalks cleanly at their base. Remove dead leaves at the stem base. Trim any overhanging rhizome with clean scissors if space is an issue.

As needed; minimal and infrequent. Begonia 'U491' is a rhizomatous begonia cultivar that, like others in the group, needs very little pruning. Remove spent flower stalks and dead or yellowing leaves as they appear. The rhizome spreads horizontally and should be allowed to do so; trim it only if it creeps beyond the pot. No hard pruning is needed.

Cut or snap spent flower stalks cleanly at their base. Remove dead leaves at the stem base. Trim any overhanging rhizome with clean scissors if space is an issue.