How to prune calathea veitchiana

Any time throughout the year. Cut individual stems cleanly at soil level with sterilised scissors. Avoid trimming leaf edges even if they brown — cut edges turn brown too, and it looks worse. Remove the entire leaf stem instead if a leaf is significantly damaged.

As needed (a few leaves every few weeks is typical). Calathea Veitchiana (Goeppertia veitchiana) is a clump-forming foliage houseplant that does not need structural pruning. Remove dead, yellowed, or fully browned leaves by cutting at the stem base to keep the plant healthy and presentable. Beyond that, no shaping cuts are needed or useful on this species.

Cut individual stems cleanly at soil level with sterilised scissors. Avoid trimming leaf edges even if they brown — cut edges turn brown too, and it looks worse. Remove the entire leaf stem instead if a leaf is significantly damaged.