When and how much must be pruned after flowering
8” pot
Last watered 3 years ago
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Hiya Carol. I have a garden full of these & they are tough plants. As soon as a bloom has gone over I pull that & the stalk off. If I miss a single flower & the head has gone I snip two inches below the flower bracts stem. I don’t use snips for single flowers as it is that hardy! We call them Hardy Geraniums in the UK.
If it has totally finished flowering I’d suggest shaping the plant so that it doesn’t beome top heavy & pull the planter over. This is also a good time to divide the roots to propagate.
I hope that helps!
If it has totally finished flowering I’d suggest shaping the plant so that it doesn’t beome top heavy & pull the planter over. This is also a good time to divide the roots to propagate.
I hope that helps!
@HotHopsedge
There are three different methods for cutting geraniums. Which one you use will depend on what you are trying to do.
~If you place your geraniums into dormancy for overwintering or if you live in an area where geraniums die back some over the winter, the best time to prune geraniums is in early spring. Remove all of the dead and brown leaves from the geranium plant. Next trim away any unhealthy stems. Healthy geranium stems will feel firm if gently squeezed. If you would like a less woody and leggy geranium, cut back the geranium plant by one-third, focusing on stems that have started to turn woody.
~If you do not put your geraniums into dormancy for the winter and they stay green in the ground or in containers year round, the best time to prune them is in late fall or just before you bring them indoors, if you plan on bringing them indoors. Prune the geranium plant back by one-third to one-half, focusing on stems that are woody or leggy.
~Pinching geraniums is a type of geranium pruning that forces the plant to grow more compact and bushy. Pinching can be done on new bedding geranium plants that you have just bought or on geraniums that have been overwintered. Geranium pinching starts in spring. Once a stem on a geranium plant has gotten to be a few inches (7.5 to 10 cm.), using a sharp pair of scissors, or even your fingers, snip or pinch 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.5 to 1.5 cm.) off the end of the stem. Repeat on all the stems. This will force the geranium to grow two new stems off the original and this is what creates the bushier, fuller plant. You can continue pinching geraniums all through spring, if you would like.
Here is the article I got this information from…Hope this helps! Good Luck!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/geranium/pruning-geraniums.htm
There are three different methods for cutting geraniums. Which one you use will depend on what you are trying to do.
~If you place your geraniums into dormancy for overwintering or if you live in an area where geraniums die back some over the winter, the best time to prune geraniums is in early spring. Remove all of the dead and brown leaves from the geranium plant. Next trim away any unhealthy stems. Healthy geranium stems will feel firm if gently squeezed. If you would like a less woody and leggy geranium, cut back the geranium plant by one-third, focusing on stems that have started to turn woody.
~If you do not put your geraniums into dormancy for the winter and they stay green in the ground or in containers year round, the best time to prune them is in late fall or just before you bring them indoors, if you plan on bringing them indoors. Prune the geranium plant back by one-third to one-half, focusing on stems that are woody or leggy.
~Pinching geraniums is a type of geranium pruning that forces the plant to grow more compact and bushy. Pinching can be done on new bedding geranium plants that you have just bought or on geraniums that have been overwintered. Geranium pinching starts in spring. Once a stem on a geranium plant has gotten to be a few inches (7.5 to 10 cm.), using a sharp pair of scissors, or even your fingers, snip or pinch 1/4 to 1/2 inch (0.5 to 1.5 cm.) off the end of the stem. Repeat on all the stems. This will force the geranium to grow two new stems off the original and this is what creates the bushier, fuller plant. You can continue pinching geraniums all through spring, if you would like.
Here is the article I got this information from…Hope this helps! Good Luck!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/geranium/pruning-geraniums.htm
