How to prune sansevieria trifasciata jade marginata

Any time of year as needed. Trim discoloured tips with sterile scissors at an angle to match the natural leaf point. Cut or pull spent leaves cleanly at the base. Avoid trimming the yellow-edged margins — damage there is permanent.

Rarely — only to remove dead or damaged growth. Dracaena trifasciata 'Jade Marginata' is a low-pruning houseplant. Remove brown leaf tips or entirely dead leaves as they appear, but the plant does not need shaping or cutting back. Its upright, strap-leafed form is self-maintaining indoors with no structural intervention required.

Trim discoloured tips with sterile scissors at an angle to match the natural leaf point. Cut or pull spent leaves cleanly at the base. Avoid trimming the yellow-edged margins — damage there is permanent.