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Potentillia
PA, about a 5b
I have a yellow Potentilia Fruiticosa that is, maybe, 7 years old. It's getting rather large (which is OK for me if it's OK for the bush) but took *forever* to green up last season. Once it came alive it still bloomed well and long... just not quite as well and long as before. I've seen where some people trim these with hedge sheers. Is this a good idea... and is it OK to do that now as opposed to during or after the season? How aggressively should I rip into it, ideally? thanks ralph |
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Ralph D. wrote:
PA, about a 5b I have a yellow Potentilia Fruiticosa that is, maybe, 7 years old. It's getting rather large (which is OK for me if it's OK for the bush) but took *forever* to green up last season. Once it came alive it still bloomed well and long... just not quite as well and long as before. I've seen where some people trim these with hedge sheers. Is this a good idea... and is it OK to do that now as opposed to during or after the season? How aggressively should I rip into it, ideally? thanks ralph Don't know about the pruning, but I have 5 that are about 15 years old doing very well without ever beeing pruned. Kevin |
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You can do some pretty serious wacking in the fall after the blooming is done.
They are hardy and the trim will encourage new growth and might even make it thicker next spring. Good luck, Laura B. I have a yellow Potentilia Fruiticosa that is, maybe, 7 years old. It's getting rather large (which is OK for me if it's OK for the bush) but took *forever* to green up last season. Once it came alive it still bloomed well and long... just not quite as well and long as before. I've seen where some people trim these with hedge sheers. Is this a good idea... and is it OK to do that now as opposed to during or after the season? How aggressively should I rip into it, ideally? thanks ralph |
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You can do some pretty serious wacking in the fall
after the blooming is done. I was hesitant to post to this because, while I had yellow potentilla bushes, I couldn't find a picture of a Fruiticosa to compare. Mine were just plain old potentilla. Anyway, I would trim/prune at least twice a year, sometimes three times and they would flower after each pruning (except the last, which was done after the bushes stopped putting out new growth.) Tracey |
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