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Have u pruned this Penstemon right?

CraighBCraighB Posts: 758
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Hi guys,

I have some Penstemon in pots ready to go out in the garden in spring. They were taken from cuttings and were about 10inches tall and I pruned them today down to a lower pair of leaves. HaveI pruned it back enough or should I go even lower? 

I know you shouldnt prune penstemon that are outside just yet but these ones are under cover and kept in frost free conditions.

Also a couple other things. Is it worth pinching back Penstemon and If so how many times? And should I pinch back annual Cornflowers?

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    That sounds fine. I wouldn't go lower. They should branch and then you can pinch to form a bush. Stop pinching around May.  You can pinch back cornflowers , but I don't think it matters much if you don't.

  • CraighBCraighB Posts: 758

    Oops sorry I forgot to include photos! :)imageimage

  • CraighBCraighB Posts: 758

    Verdun: In the photo with the 2 plants, the one on the right hand side would you go down even further to the lowest set of leaves right near the bottom?

    If I do this won't I just have 2 stems? How will it bush out? 

  • CraighBCraighB Posts: 758

    Fantastic I will do that tomorrow :)

    and just to confirm Verdun, the one of the right would you leave that thick central stem alone or would you cut it back to the very lowest shoots and then cut those lowest shoots back by half?

  • CraighBCraighB Posts: 758

    Haha think we crossed there again Verdun :)

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