How to prune weilbach's aechmea

After flowering, when pups are actively growing. Trim spent or browning leaves with sterile scissors, cutting close to the base. Once the mother rosette is fully dead, sever it at the base with a sharp, clean knife without disturbing established pups.

As needed. Weilbach's Aechmea needs very little pruning. Like most bromeliads it is monocarpic, so the mother rosette dies after flowering. Simply remove dead or damaged leaves as they appear and cut away the exhausted mother plant once pups are growing strongly. No structural pruning or shaping is required.

Trim spent or browning leaves with sterile scissors, cutting close to the base. Once the mother rosette is fully dead, sever it at the base with a sharp, clean knife without disturbing established pups.