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Sorbaria Sem

februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
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Due to the dry weather, my Sorbaria Sem has dropped nearly all of its leaves. It had seemed to be coping quite well so I stuck to watering plants that were struggling but the Sorbaria took a turn for the worse quite quickly. Although it's shed almost all of its leaves, new buds are appearing. Should I cut it back now or wait until the spring as usual?

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Water it well and leave it, it may well leave up again this year.
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  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Don’t cut it back just yet .
  • februarysgirlfebruarysgirl Posts: 835
    Had a feeling that's what the recommendation would be. The buds are still going strong so I at least know it's still alive!
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @februarysgirl It is a really tough plant will take alot to kill it!
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Robert WestRobert West Posts: 241
    As others have said, they are seriously tough. In fact I just bought another one because I had a problem spot in the garden where things kept struggling. I have three already in various situations and they always do well. Once had one in a pot that dried out and all the leaves fell off. Was back to normal the following year. 
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