Pruned my Heuchera Plum Pudding today.

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    image.jpg image.jpg My Heuchera Plum Pudding had grown quite messy over the winter. I looked it up and found out I could prune the outrr leaves and the beaten up ones. The new growth looks neat and tidy in the middle now.
     
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      Looks good :blue thumb:

      I was tidying up ours today, as well. :)
       
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      They grow quickly don't they! I couldn't see the pot until I trimmed it.
       
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        I don't know :noidea: We only planted it in the garden the other month :)
         
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          In a pot. wow. Anyway, I have several all over in different spots in my gardens, truly don't prune them at all. And I have those different colors. love seeing the thin sprays of flowers they shoot up. Not everyone grows quickly, depends on the type.
           
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            Has to be in a pot/container as my garden is a patio garden. All my plants/ shrubs are in pots/containers.
             
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              Make sure you water in some Vine Weevil killer - they LOVE heucheras and sempervivums in pots. You suddenly find the whole plant comes away in your hands because the b*ggars have chewed up the roots. You will find fat white grubs in the soil............. :yikes:
               
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                Vine Weevil took out several of mine in the ground (Blackberry Jam, Midnight Bayou, Stoplight, Silver Scrolls and Marmalade) this winter as I forgot to put Weevil killer down.:wallbanging:
                Fortunately they were multi branched so after removing all the soil I divided and potted them as cuttings which are now rooting.
                 
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                  First time I've heard of that :ThankYou:
                   
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                  This is what i used last autumn and last week. My Begonias were chewed up last summer as i forgot about the hanging basket image.jpg
                   
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                    When would you say the best time to devide a clump is? I think I could get two nice plants out of this one.
                     
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                      if its the pot with the photo you could probably do more than two , cuttings taken now about two inches long 5.08cm will root easily
                       
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                      Can you split it in half like Hostas? It's just that I saw that on Gardeners World on Friday and was hoping I could do the same with my Herchura?
                       
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                      If me I would take out of the poot wash all the compost off and see what you have , pull or cut all the newish healthy looking stuff off and replant in fresh compost it will re root and throw the gnarly bits away.
                       
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                        Not cheap but quite effective.
                         
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