How to prune maranta 'massangeana'

Spring for shaping; any time for dead-leaf removal. Cut long, bare stems back to just above a healthy node to encourage branching and denser foliage. Remove dead or discoloured leaves at the petiole base using sterilised scissors.

Lightly annually in spring; dead-leaf removal as needed. Maranta leuconeura var. massangeana (Black prayer plant) is low-maintenance in terms of pruning. Trim back leggy stems to a leaf node in spring if the plant becomes sprawling. Otherwise, routine care is simply removing dead or yellowed leaves as needed throughout the year.

Cut long, bare stems back to just above a healthy node to encourage branching and denser foliage. Remove dead or discoloured leaves at the petiole base using sterilised scissors.