How to prune guzmania 'torch'

Trim spent spike as it fades; remove mother rosette once fully dead. Cut the browning flower spike back to near the central cup using clean, sharp scissors. Once the mother rosette is fully dead months later, cut it away cleanly at the base without disturbing the pups.

Once — at end of the mother plant's life cycle. Guzmania 'Torch' needs little pruning. Being a monocarpic bromeliad, it flowers once and the mother rosette slowly dies. Trim the faded flower spike once it browns for neatness. When the mother plant dies back completely, remove it at the base and grow on the pups it leaves behind.

Cut the browning flower spike back to near the central cup using clean, sharp scissors. Once the mother rosette is fully dead months later, cut it away cleanly at the base without disturbing the pups.