How to prune begonia 'zip code'

After flowering, typically late spring. Snap or cut dead leaves and spent flower stalks cleanly at their base. Trim any rhizome that overhangs the pot rim with clean scissors to prevent the plant from becoming unbalanced.

As needed; formal pruning rarely required. Begonia 'Zip Code' is a rhizomatous begonia grown primarily for its decorative foliage. It rarely needs pruning beyond removing dead or yellowing leaves and spent flower stalks after the winter-to-spring bloom period. Trim back any rhizome that creeps over the pot edge if needed to control spread.

Snap or cut dead leaves and spent flower stalks cleanly at their base. Trim any rhizome that overhangs the pot rim with clean scissors to prevent the plant from becoming unbalanced.