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Ceanothus query

Anna StephensAnna Stephens Posts: 2
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Hello,

I have an established Ceanothus Blue Mound.

The plant flowered in April-May this year as usual & I pruned it back to about 6ft & it flourished, growing strongly over the summer. 

The ongoing warm weather seems to have confused it & it started to flower again mid-September, all through October & is still flowering now, with new buds visible, on 8th November although over the last week we have finally started to get frosts &  temperatures under 5c here in Surrey.It has only ever flowered previously once a year in April-May. 

I've only ever pruned it in June once it has stopped flowering but now am unsure what to do. Should I allow it to grow over the winter & prune it early March? Should this plant even be flowering twice in a year? 

Any advice would be much appreciated. 

Anna 

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,688

    I would not prune it until after flowering next May. Doing it now would certainly be bad, if we get a cold winter.

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,688

    3X, is that all?image

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    When you don't even know who's in the team

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  • Anna StephensAnna Stephens Posts: 2

    Thank-you very much for all your adviceimage

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