How to prune colocasia hilo beauty

Autumn cleanup after first frost; remove individual leaves year-round as needed. Use clean, sharp shears to cut petioles at ground level. For overwintering, cut foliage back fully and lift the corm if temperatures will drop below about 10 °C (50 °F).

Annually for seasonal cut-back; as needed for dead foliage. Colocasia 'Hilo Beauty' is a low-maintenance taro grown primarily for its striking variegated foliage. It needs no shaping. Remove individual leaves when they yellow, brown, or become damaged — cut the full petiole at the base. In frost-prone areas, cut all growth back to the corm in autumn once frost kills the foliage.

Use clean, sharp shears to cut petioles at ground level. For overwintering, cut foliage back fully and lift the corm if temperatures will drop below about 10 °C (50 °F).