How to prune catesby's pitcher plant

Late winter to early spring before new pitchers emerge. Use clean pruning scissors to cut dead pitchers and dried phyllodia flush with the rhizome. Remove flower stalks at the base once petals have dropped.

Annually in late winter; remove dead pitchers as needed. Sarracenia x catesbaei, a natural hybrid, follows the same seasonal cleanup routine as other Sarracenias. Cut dead or fully browned pitchers back to the rhizome in late winter before the new season's pitchers unfurl. Trim spent flower stalks after bloom. Healthy pitchers should never be removed — they are functional traps.

Use clean pruning scissors to cut dead pitchers and dried phyllodia flush with the rhizome. Remove flower stalks at the base once petals have dropped.