How to prune pyrrosia piloselloides

Year-round as needed. Pinch off dead leaves at their base. To control spread, trim the rhizome tips back with clean scissors — cut just ahead of healthy growth. Avoid trimming healthy fronds as the plant does not regrow from cut leaf tissue.

Rarely; remove dead leaves as needed and control spread annually if required. Pyrrosia piloselloides (drymoglossum) is a creeping epiphytic fern with small rounded fronds, commonly grown as a houseplant. It rarely needs pruning. Simply remove fully dead or shriveled leaves as they appear. The creeping rhizome can be trimmed back if it spreads beyond its container, but otherwise leave the plant undisturbed.

Pinch off dead leaves at their base. To control spread, trim the rhizome tips back with clean scissors — cut just ahead of healthy growth. Avoid trimming healthy fronds as the plant does not regrow from cut leaf tissue.