Pruning Perennial Plants Question
 

Hello,

I grew some perennial plants this year , one of which is "Coryopsis
Lanceolata Sterntaler" which is still in flower.

When and how should I prune this plant. Should I cut just the stems down, or
cut the whole plant down to ground level ?

Sorry about my ignorance.

Martin.

Pruning Perennial Plants Question
 

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Hello,

I grew some perennial plants this year , one of which is "Coryopsis
Lanceolata Sterntaler" which is still in flower.

When and how should I prune this plant. Should I cut just the stems down, or
cut the whole plant down to ground level ?

Sorry about my ignorance.

Martin.





Be patient, the answer will be obvious by January as it will have died
back, so simply clear away dead bits in winter
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Pruning Perennial Plants Question
 

"Martin" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I grew some perennial plants this year , one of which is "Coryopsis
Lanceolata Sterntaler" which is still in flower.

When and how should I prune this plant. Should I cut just the stems
down, or
cut the whole plant down to ground level ?

Sorry about my ignorance.

Martin.

Best to cut back the stems after the flowers are spent and new flowering
stems will be produced lower down on the plant.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

Pruning Perennial Plants Question
 

On 28/9/07 10:25, in article , "Martin"
wrote:

Hello,

I grew some perennial plants this year , one of which is "Coryopsis
Lanceolata Sterntaler" which is still in flower.

When and how should I prune this plant. Should I cut just the stems down, or
cut the whole plant down to ground level ?

Dead head it to prolong flowering, though this is a long flowering one
anyway. After it's finished flowering, remove dead stems to tidy it if
you want to, after it has died back naturally.

Sorry about my ignorance.

Don't be. *Everyone* is ignorant about something. ;-))

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'