Mine only seems to have one solitary flower at the moment. You can just see it in the photo. To add insult to injury it is tucked away where you can hardly see it!
i did lightly prune last year right after flowering. Personally I wonder whether it might be better to leave unpruned for a few years when they are this size.
Sorry, didn’t mean to sow any new seeds of doubt 😁
Mine only seems to have one solitary flower at the moment. You can just see it in the photo. To add insult to injury it is tucked away where you can hardly see it!
i did lightly prune last year right after flowering. Personally I wonder whether it might be better to leave unpruned for a few years when they are this size.
Sorry, didn’t mean to sow any new seeds of doubt 😁
Your instinct is right 👍 ... leave this unpruned and allow it to grow for a few years ... shrubs don’t have to be pruned.
In a few years when your shrub is much bigger you may want to remove some shoots right from the base of the plant to thin it out a bit and stop it getting congested ... but for now I’d just let it grow. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry to bob in, but may I ask, if my Philadelphus (approx 15 years old) is very 'lollypoppy' (all leafy on top) with nothing happening lower down, should I cut it right down after flowering (which it doesn't do a lot of?) t i a
I think racine's is a different variety. It looks like it could be Manteau d'hermine, which is a much smaller, bushier variety with small double flowers,and brighter foliage. I just tip back the flowering stems a little after flowering, and cut back ones which are in the wrong place. Lovely when they get going
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Meomye could you post a photo of your philadelphus then we can suggest options 😊
Pic1, this stands approx six and a half feet tall. The tips of the leaves seem very light in colour (which is slightly clearer in pic3). Pic 2 show the only 'flowers' at present and the leaves look slightly mottled. In the past I have used the technique of reducing old stems but this specimen has never 'put on a show'. Hope this makes things a little clearer. I would be interested to know what variety this is. Thank you
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Is yours about the same size as this @theluciblack
Mine only seems to have one solitary flower at the moment. You can just see it in the photo. To add insult to injury it is tucked away where you can hardly see it!
i did lightly prune last year right after flowering. Personally I wonder whether it might be better to leave unpruned for a few years when they are this size.
Sorry, didn’t mean to sow any new seeds of doubt 😁
In a few years when your shrub is much bigger you may want to remove some shoots right from the base of the plant to thin it out a bit and stop it getting congested ... but for now I’d just let it grow. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lovely when they get going
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I wouldn't prune a 2 yr old Philadelphus @theluciblack, let it grow a bit.
@Meomye I would cut out the oldest stems down to the ground which should encourage new ones to grow then give it a feed.