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St Johns Wort - when to prune?

  • 01-01-2012 1:45pm
    #1
    saunders
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    hi
    When is the right time to prune a st Johns Wort bush?
    There are currently no flowers on it.

    Thanks in advance
    Jo


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  • #2
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,675 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Any time you like really. John's Wort is very easy to care for, savage it or trim it. Very hard frost might shrivel some of the stems but it will come on again.


  • #3
    Honor3
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15 ✭Honor3


    The plant looks lovely, anyone else have more advice please on this?.


  • #4
    goat2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,939 ✭✭✭goat2


    i usually cut back lightly in spring, april, it is a great plant which give long flowering time, and beautiful flowers, i have just one


  • #5
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,104 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    My rule of thumb is to prune a shrub after it has finished flowering. You will have to shape the plant somewhat. I would start after the harsh frosts are over by removing all the scraggly branches outside the circle (or something similar the circle is just to give yo an idea for shaping the plant), then after flowering later in the year prune back to just above the previous pruning point, trying to get the plant to bush out and fill in the gaps.
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