Aubretia

Hi all, is it ok to cut back aubretia, and by how much, as the plants I have in my garden are looking a bit tired as you can see in photo? Thanx, Doug.

 

Hi Doug...i just get the shears to mine and cut back to a couple of inches...it worked for me but best see what others say first as i was just guessing

 

When mine starts to look scruffy I cut it back to where it's still just green. I always think I've been too drastic but so far it's always worked and the plant comes back looking young and beautiful - pity it's not so simple for ourselves!

 

I have a patch of Aubretia that has been in the same place for more than 20 years.
Each year I give it a haircut after its main flowering (not as severely as Lolimac's) and chop it into a roughly circular shape (about 18" diameter).
It gives some additional flowering later, but a bit sparce.
Each year it throws up a great display about 3' diameter. At this time it's starting to fall away and will look bedraggled in a couple of weeks, so the treatment will start again
You can just see it behind the dwarf Azalea (last week just after the rain)
This is today, as a result of last weeks rain. In need of the annual haircut and trim.