How to prune pinstripe calathea

Any time of year as damaged or browning leaves appear. Trim individual brown tips with clean, sharp scissors, cutting at a slight diagonal that follows the leaf edge. Remove entire yellowed or dead leaves by cutting the petiole close to the base of the plant.

As needed; typically light touch-ups every few weeks. Pinstripe Calathea rarely needs pruning beyond snipping off brown leaf tips or fully yellowed leaves. The plant does not benefit from hard cutting back. Use sharp scissors to trim brown tips at a slight angle to match the leaf's natural shape and minimise the visual cut.

Trim individual brown tips with clean, sharp scissors, cutting at a slight diagonal that follows the leaf edge. Remove entire yellowed or dead leaves by cutting the petiole close to the base of the plant.