How to prune fairy aprons

Any time — thin overgrown mats and remove spent flower scapes as needed. Use clean scissors or your fingers to gently remove portions of excess stolon mat if the plant outgrows its pot. Pinch or snip spent flower stalks at the base after blooming.

As needed. Utricularia dichotoma is an aquatic or semi-aquatic bladderwort that needs no conventional pruning. It has no true leaves or stems to trim — the visible growth is a mat of fine stolons bearing tiny bladder traps. Simply thin overgrown mats by removing excess growth if the plant fills its container, and tidy spent flower scapes after blooming.

Use clean scissors or your fingers to gently remove portions of excess stolon mat if the plant outgrows its pot. Pinch or snip spent flower stalks at the base after blooming.