How to prune calathea 'maui queen'

Any time leaves deteriorate. Snip dead or damaged leaf petioles cleanly at the base with sharp scissors. For leaves with just brown tip edges, you can trim the brown portion following the natural leaf shape with scissors.

As needed; typically a few times per year. Calathea 'Maui Queen' needs no structural pruning. Like all Goeppertia cultivars, it grows from a central rhizome and won't branch if cut. Maintenance is limited to removing leaves that yellow, brown at the tips, or die back. Cut these cleanly at the petiole base; do not cut into healthy foliage.

Snip dead or damaged leaf petioles cleanly at the base with sharp scissors. For leaves with just brown tip edges, you can trim the brown portion following the natural leaf shape with scissors.