How to prune pachyveria 'exotica'

Any time for dead leaves; after bloom for stalks; spring for corrective beheading. Peel away dried leaves by hand. Cut flower stalks at the base. Sever a leggy stem just below the rosette, callous overnight, and re-root in dry grit.

As needed; rarely. Pachyveria 'Exotica' needs very little pruning. This succulent hybrid maintains a compact rosette naturally. Remove dead outer leaves and trim spent flower stalks cleanly at the base. If stems stretch in low light, behead and re-root the rosette — that restores compact form more effectively than any pruning.

Peel away dried leaves by hand. Cut flower stalks at the base. Sever a leggy stem just below the rosette, callous overnight, and re-root in dry grit.