Oleander

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• amancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736

  June 2023

  Does it live permanently outdoors? To me it looks like a reaction to cold weather so would do a regenerative prune and cut off anything that doesn't look great. They tend to bounce quite easily from a severe prune. 

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• ERICS MUM Posts: 627

  June 2023

  amancalledgeorge said:

  Does it live permanently outdoors? To me it looks like a reaction to cold weather so would do a regenerative prune and cut off anything that doesn't look great. They tend to bounce quite easily from a severe prune. 

  I didn’t know that about pruning.  I’ve got 2 very lanky specimens which I’d love to prune but too nervous.  I’ll do some research ! Thanks 👍🏻

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• bédé Posts: 3,095

  June 2023 edited June 2023

  I prune out over-long shoots to a low point ever year. PLus anything that just looks too weak.   Otherwise it just keeps getting taller and more branches, fewer flowers.  Certainly cut out anyting you are unhappy with.  Including dead flower stalks.
  
  Don't be nervous.
  
  
  

   location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
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