leave them on for frost protection , particularly as it’s in a pot. The new growth appears when it’s still at risk for freezing
Rufus_T_Firefly2
Normally I’d leave them on until next March, then prune down to the first new bud, which will contain the new flowerhead.
colbygez
They can look lovely dried. The old frost kills them isn’t really true, we have so many at work that we often start pruning in January and they are always fine. March is usually the month to prune, take out any old growth (won’t have any with a young plant) and take back to about three or four buddy from this years flowers, just to keep it in a shape you like. Any further back and you’ll have less flowers. If you get any long straight stems shooting from the base take them off, they will never flower.
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leave them on for frost protection , particularly as it’s in a pot. The new growth appears when it’s still at risk for freezing
Normally I’d leave them on until next March, then prune down to the first new bud, which will contain the new flowerhead.
They can look lovely dried. The old frost kills them isn’t really true, we have so many at work that we often start pruning in January and they are always fine. March is usually the month to prune, take out any old growth (won’t have any with a young plant) and take back to about three or four buddy from this years flowers, just to keep it in a shape you like. Any further back and you’ll have less flowers. If you get any long straight stems shooting from the base take them off, they will never flower.