How to prune victoria amazonica

Throughout the growing season as leaves die back. Cut dead or collapsing pads and spent flower stems at the base using long-handled aquatic pruners. Wear gloves as stems and undersides bear sharp spines. Remove debris from the water promptly.

As needed throughout the growing season. Giant water lily requires no structural pruning but benefits from routine dead leaf removal. Old pads blacken and deteriorate — remove them promptly to prevent fouling the water. In tropical cultivation, spent flower stalks can be cut at the base. This is a vigorous plant requiring space management rather than pruning in the traditional sense.

Cut dead or collapsing pads and spent flower stems at the base using long-handled aquatic pruners. Wear gloves as stems and undersides bear sharp spines. Remove debris from the water promptly.