How to prune pachyveria 'powder puff'

Spring; behead etiolated growth any time of year. Remove dead outer leaves by hand. To correct a stretched, leggy stem, cut cleanly below the rosette with a sharp, sterile blade. Allow both the rosette cutting and the stump to callous for 2–3 days before setting the rosette on barely moist, gritty compost to root.

Rarely — only when etiolation or dead leaves require it. Pachyveria 'Powder Puff' is a compact intergeneric hybrid rosette that needs minimal pruning. Peel away shrivelled lower leaves by hand to maintain tidiness. If the stem elongates due to low light, behead the rosette and re-root it — the standard remedy for etiolated echeveria-type succulents. No routine cutting or shaping is otherwise required.

Remove dead outer leaves by hand. To correct a stretched, leggy stem, cut cleanly below the rosette with a sharp, sterile blade. Allow both the rosette cutting and the stump to callous for 2–3 days before setting the rosette on barely moist, gritty compost to root.