How to prune maranta 'lemon lime'

Spring for light pinching to encourage bushiness; any time for dead-leaf removal. Pinch or snip stem tips just above a leaf node to promote branching. Remove yellow or damaged leaves by cutting the petiole close to the soil or main stem with clean scissors.

Light pinching once or twice in spring; dead-leaf removal as needed throughout the year. Maranta 'Lemon Lime' is a low-growing prayer plant that needs little pruning. Pinching back leggy stems in spring encourages a fuller, more compact habit. Otherwise, simply remove yellowed or damaged leaves at the base. It does not require hard pruning and recovers best from minimal cuts.

Pinch or snip stem tips just above a leaf node to promote branching. Remove yellow or damaged leaves by cutting the petiole close to the soil or main stem with clean scissors.