How to prune guzmania monostachia

After the flower spike fades; remove mother rosette once it is fully dead. Cut the spent flower spike down near the central cup with clean scissors. Once the mother rosette yellows completely, cut it away cleanly at the base without harming the surrounding pups.

Once per mother plant life cycle. Guzmania monostachia needs minimal pruning. It is a monocarpic bromeliad: the central rosette flowers once then gradually dies. Remove the faded flower spike once it loses colour and dies back. When the whole mother rosette is spent, remove it at the base and leave or pot up the offsets (pups).

Cut the spent flower spike down near the central cup with clean scissors. Once the mother rosette yellows completely, cut it away cleanly at the base without harming the surrounding pups.