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Wax flower pruning advice.

JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
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Hi all, I know wax flower is something perhaps not often grown in the UK as it has little tolerance for frost, but is anyone does grow it how would you advise to prune it? My bush has ended up with a hard woody center and loads of soft fluffy top growth, but it just looks really sparce from the middle down. I don’t want to hack it down too far if there is a risk I’ll kill it, or damage beyond repair.

thanks for your thoughts (ps I looked on the web but could not find if it would re sprout from old wood).
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.

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  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    edited August 2020
    Is it this one?
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/waxflower/chamelaucium-waxflower-care.htm

    If so then it only needs light pruning. That won't correct it being bare in the middle. I don't think it sprouts from bare wood. Perhaps it's best to take some cuttings and start new plants. 
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    Yes that’s the one and the same site I found.... to be honest if I can’t get the bottom half back I’ll probably give up on it as it is in a large pot and just looks really untidy. 
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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