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spiddockspiddock Posts: 29
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Should I cut this back now , it only produced 1 flower this year

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,646
    If you prune it now you are going to remove buds that will produce flowers in 2021.
    Do not prune.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • spiddockspiddock Posts: 29
    Thank you for advise
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,507
    Also depends on what sort you have, whether mophead or paniculata as they have different pruning requirements. 
    More info can be found here
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=516
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,557
    Why is it flopping over like that? Is it too shaded or has it been pushed over by another plant? I would prune it down to 1-2ft (possibly in early spring rather than now) and let it come back and establish a better shape, after moving it to a better site. You'll lose one season's flowers but hopefully end up with a better shaped shrub.
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