Cistus
Question:
I am a new gardener with a garden I have owned for a year. I have 2 Cistus (sorry know idea what the variety is) that are approx 2 metres high bushes-one has a pink flower and the other a white flower with a yellow and deep red centre. The flowers are open saucer type shape about 1 and half inches across. Now that spring is here...ish they look very leggy with foliage starting about half way up. The foliage looks very healthy. It flowered beautifully last summer. What should I do to them and when?
Answer:
All Cistus benefit from being lightly trimmed directly after flowering has finished. This will keep the buses in good shape and stop them going leggy. I'm afraid that if they are already leggy there is not much you can do about it now. However, you could try pruning as low into the healthy, green growth as you can go to see if it will improve the look of the plants. Don't cut into the old, bear wood as it will never recover.
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