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philadelphus virginal

amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
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as some are you are aware I'm been doing the back garden from blank canvas and brought loads of plants etc but as a newbie to garden I've wrote in notebook what I have and when to prune etc as a guide to learn but this plant I'm not sure on ????????am I right I don't need prune it until it after it flowers the first time ?also aware I may not get flowers for few years ,it's just I want to know what I'm doing etc 

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  • amberspyamberspy Posts: 382
    chrissieB says:

    Yes prune after flowering but you don't NEED to prune it - only if there is a reason too, such as  removing dead or diseased branches or if its outgrowing the space available.

    See original post

     Thank you ?

  • tscally12345tscally12345 Posts: 1

    I am a little confused about when (and if) I should prune my Philadelphus. I have it for 3 years now and it is very healthy but has never flowered and this year seems to be the same. All the sites say that you should prune just after flowering - but I have not seen any info on when is the best time to prune a non-flowering plant (in the hope that it flowers next year. So I am undecided as to whether I should just leave it and hope that it will produce, or maybe prune in mid July/ August in the hope that this will encourage flowering next year.

    Any suggestions gratefully appreciated

    Tom

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