How to prune candy corn plant

After the main flowering period, typically autumn through winter. Pinch or snip stem tips back to a leaf node to encourage branching. For leggy stems, cut back by one-quarter to one-third. Avoid removing all mature stems at once — Nematanthus flowers on semi-mature growth, so leave the bulk of the plant intact.

Once annually post-bloom; light pinching through the growing season. Candy corn plant (Nematanthus strigillosus) is a trailing houseplant that blooms on short spurs along mature stems. It benefits from a light post-bloom trim to encourage branching and fresh flowering growth. Pinch stem tips or cut trailing stems back by one-quarter after flowering. Remove dead stems any time. Minimal pruning otherwise is the rule.

Pinch or snip stem tips back to a leaf node to encourage branching. For leggy stems, cut back by one-quarter to one-third. Avoid removing all mature stems at once — Nematanthus flowers on semi-mature growth, so leave the bulk of the plant intact.