How to prune slack's sundew

Any time dead material appears; flower stalks removed after seed collection or when fully spent. Peel dead outer rosette leaves away at the base cleanly. Cut spent flower scapes at soil level. Avoid disturbing the healthy rosette center.

As needed. Drosera slackii is a large rosette sundew from South Africa that needs no pruning beyond tidying dead leaves and spent flower stalks. Old outer leaves die back naturally and can be peeled away once fully brown. Never cut active, glistening trapping leaves — they are vital for the plant's nutrition.

Peel dead outer rosette leaves away at the base cleanly. Cut spent flower scapes at soil level. Avoid disturbing the healthy rosette center.