How to prune saunders' vriesea

After flowering; remove mother plant when pups are well developed. Use clean scissors to snip dead leaves at their base. When the mother plant is spent, cut it at soil level taking care not to disturb nearby offsets.

As needed for leaf tidying; once per life cycle for mother removal. Saunders' Vriesea (Vriesea saundersii) requires minimal pruning. It is monocarpic — the rosette flowers once and then declines. Remove dead, yellowing, or damaged outer leaves as needed. After blooming, once pups have formed and reached a decent size, cut the exhausted mother plant away cleanly at the base.

Use clean scissors to snip dead leaves at their base. When the mother plant is spent, cut it at soil level taking care not to disturb nearby offsets.