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Passion flower
jamesshearman
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can I prune my passion flower now as it's getting very big
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jamesshearman
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The following comes from the RHS Site:
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Carry out pruning just after flowering by shortening flowered tips and sideshoots to a couple of buds from the main fan framework
If your passion flower is overgrown or frost-damaged plants, carry out renovation pruning in spring by cutting back the stems to 30-60cm (1-2ft) from soil level. Cut to a bud or side shoot wherever possible. The plant will respond by sending out lots of new green shoots. These will need thinning out and formative training. Flowering will be reduced for a year or two.
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