How to prune drooping clivia

After flowering, typically late winter to spring. Cut the spent flower stalk to the base once blooms have fully dropped. Remove yellowed or dead leaves individually at their base using clean, sharp scissors or secateurs.

Once per year after flowering; dead-leaf removal as needed. Drooping Clivia (Clivia nobilis) requires very little pruning. Deadhead spent flower stalks by cutting them off at the base after blooms drop. Remove any dead or brown leaves cleanly at the base. Healthy strap-like leaves should never be pruned — they fuel bulb growth and next season's blooms.

Cut the spent flower stalk to the base once blooms have fully dropped. Remove yellowed or dead leaves individually at their base using clean, sharp scissors or secateurs.