These bleeding hearts were a bit sad over the summer due to the heat and lack of rain. When September arrived and we started getting rain they went crazy and I've had bloom after bloom. The advice about cutting it back says in summer after the blooms fade. Here we are in November and they are still going strong. Any suggestions to made sure they are healthy next spring?
They are also over growing my walkway so do need to address this at some point.
by rideoncycling
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These look like fuschias. A lot of fuschias are autumn flowering, so I’m not sure it was delayed as such. You’d typically prune fuschias in the spring and avoid pruning in winter because of the potential for frost damage.
In the spring, you could absolutely cut it back hard.
Down to the ground in Spring is best-all fuschias flower on the current Season’s growth.
Fuschias flower best later on in the Season because they need the trigger of a shorter day/longer night to perform at their best.Dahlias are similar too.