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pruning petiolaris early
Good flowering last year but for some reason very poor this year.
I've previously dutifully waited until after flowering before pruning but wonder if I can start to cut back now, early, particularly as there are almost no flowers to sacrifice. I'm trying to promote new growth closer to the wall since this plant is inclined to push out and overhang, stealing light from shrubs underneath it. My expectation is that I can get a head start on that new growth if I tackle this now. Can anyone envisage any adverse consequences? |
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pruning petiolaris early
On Sun, 24 May 2009 14:04:00 +0100, "Tim"
wrote: I regularly cut mine back during the summer when it gets beyond bounds with no problems - like you, though, mine has made a poor show this year. In fact I've just put a post up! Yes, I've just seen it. Sorry to hear yours is out of sorts. I've not seen mine wilting at all but I've got precisely 2 flowers - that's it. I've gone ahead and trimmed anyway just as an experiment. I suppose some knowledge of biology and the life-cycles of plants would be useful but I lack that. |
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