How to prune chirita 'aiko'

After flowers fade. Remove spent flower stalks cleanly at their origin point near the leaf rosette. Trim or gently pull away dead outer leaves close to the base, keeping the crown area free of decaying material.

As needed after bloom cycles. Chirita 'Aiko' is a compact Gesneriaceae hybrid that needs very little pruning. Deadhead spent blooms and their stalks after each flowering flush to keep the plant tidy. Remove dead or damaged leaves at the base as needed. No shaping or cutting into the rosette is necessary or beneficial.

Remove spent flower stalks cleanly at their origin point near the leaf rosette. Trim or gently pull away dead outer leaves close to the base, keeping the crown area free of decaying material.