How to prune colocasia 'mojito'

Ongoing through summer for tidy-up; autumn for cutback before frost. Cut yellowing or damaged petioles close to their base with a sharp, clean blade. For frost-prone areas, cut all stems to ground level in autumn and mulch the corm heavily, or lift and store it indoors.

Monthly tidy-up through growing season; annual cutback in frost-prone climates. Colocasia 'Mojito' benefits from the same routine maintenance as other elephant ears: regularly remove yellowing outer leaves throughout summer to keep the plant tidy and redirect energy to new growth. In frost-prone climates, cut foliage to the ground in autumn. In frost-free gardens it can be left largely unpruned year-round.

Cut yellowing or damaged petioles close to their base with a sharp, clean blade. For frost-prone areas, cut all stems to ground level in autumn and mulch the corm heavily, or lift and store it indoors.