How to prune billbergia 'fantasia'

After flowering — remove spent spike promptly; remove dead leaves anytime. Cut the spent flower stalk flush with the central cup using sterilized scissors. Pull or trim dried outer leaves at the base, and separate pups once they reach one-third the size of the mother plant.

Once per flowering cycle; pup separation as needed. Billbergia 'Fantasia' needs minimal pruning. As a monocarpic bromeliad, each rosette blooms once then slowly dies. Remove the spent flower spike at its base once blooms fade, and trim yellowed outer leaves cleanly. The real task is managing the pups that emerge at the base — these become the next generation of plants.

Cut the spent flower stalk flush with the central cup using sterilized scissors. Pull or trim dried outer leaves at the base, and separate pups once they reach one-third the size of the mother plant.