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Potentilla Fruticosa plants are often considered as being delightful additions to outdoor locations, including private gardens, parks and more. There are wonderful variants of the species available in several vibrant colours, including red, orange and white. Known for their hardiness and ability to survive in different soils, they can withstand coastal regions and exposure to other extreme weather conditions.
As with most other hedging plants, it is important to keep up your Potentilla pruning to ensure that the plant is maintained and keeps growing throughout the year. Read through our article below for more information on how you can effectively prune your Potentilla Fruticosa.
With delicate leaves and stunning flowers, the Potentilla is certainly a species of considerable beauty. However, despite their delicate nature, they are surprisingly hardy plants that are both tough and versatile therefore making them a good choice for gardeners of all abilities.
During the winter months, you can expect your Potentilla plant to shed its leaves. This is due to the deciduous nature of the plant, and you can expect it to regrow its leaves during April or May. Over the summer, Potentillas flower for a considerably long period of time, from May all the way to the end of August or beyond.
As Potentillas have the ability to survive for many years, it is important to take steps to maintain your plant effectively to encourage healthy growth over the years. With this in consideration, Potentillas are luckily very low maintenance, which means that any pruning you do will not have to be as frequent as with other hedging species.
Potentilla pruning can occur all year round to keep the ideal plant shape that you wish. You do not necessarily need any specific techniques to keep their appearance in order.
However, if you are pruning Potentilla Fruticosa for maintenance and growth purposes, we would recommend pruning immediately after flowering or earlier towards mid-spring if you are pruning for the current year. To prune a Potentilla plant, you can remove any damaged shoots with loppers or saws, thin out any crowded shoots and mulch and feed the hedges after the pruning process has been completed. We would also recommend removing any of the previous year’s growth in shoots that have flowered to within 1.5-2.5cm (¾ inches).
If you would like to regrow the whole plant to take a different shape, you can even prune back all the old branches at the end of the flowering season so it can regrow over the next year. This can rejuvenate a potentially damaged or awkwardly grown plant to take on a far more pleasing shape.
Our team at Hopes Grove Nurseries have decades of experience in growing hedges and numerous other plant species. If you would like to know more about Potentilla pruning, or would like to purchase your own Potentilla Fruticosa plants, feel free to contact us online
