How to prune pachyphytum bracteosum

Any time for dead leaves and spent stalks; spring for corrective beheading. Peel dead leaves away cleanly. Remove flower stalks at their base. For leggy growth, make a clean cut below the rosette, callous the end for 24 hours, then place in dry grit to root.

As needed. Pachyphytum bracteosum (Silver Bracts) rarely needs pruning. This slow-growing Mexican succulent maintains a tidy habit naturally. Remove dead outer leaves and cut spent flower stalks cleanly after blooming ends. If stems become leggy from poor light, behead and re-root the tip rather than trimming mid-stem.

Peel dead leaves away cleanly. Remove flower stalks at their base. For leggy growth, make a clean cut below the rosette, callous the end for 24 hours, then place in dry grit to root.