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Posted by D on June 10, 2006, 7:47 am
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> Folks, live in the Adelaide hills with a nice garden that includes one 1.5
> stem. The bush is almost too big for the roots and stem. Although staked
> up I think I need to prune after the flowers loose there colour. However,
> the flowers are at the junction of 5 or 6 other stems that also have flowers
> or flower like things starting. There doesn't seem to be any stem at the
> junction to cut the flower off from. Most articles I have seem talk about
> leaving 10 to 15cm of stem. I also have one or two flowers that have opened
> up all the way and are starting to look like they are dying so wish to prune
> them out. Help ( no skills what soever as a gardener except that everything
> I plant seems to go berserk and grow!! go figure)
>
> regards, in anticipation
>
Normally the new bypass shoots which come from around the flower head
should be rubbed off to stop them growing, leaving you with a single
stem with a flower head at the top.
If Silver Ice is anything like Pink Ice it is a very prolific flowerer,
and responds well to pruning, even on older wood.
Yes, you normally need to leave 2 to 2 inches of stem; preferably this
season's growth.
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