Question

When are the flower buds of a summer flowering shrub produced? Therefore, when is the recommended time to prune a summer flowering shrub?

Answer 1

Pruning is very important part of gardening and cultivation. Pruning helps in controlling the size of a shrub, it directs growth, influence flowering or fruiting, rejuvenate old plants, balance overgrown plants, or maintain plant health and appearance. Pruning also encourages growth of shrubs only below the pruning cut .

Flower buds are produced on summer-flowering shrubs on new growth in the spring. These shrubs should be prunedwhen they are dormant or in early spring before budbreak. If the pruning is postponeduntil late spring or early summer, many flower buds will get removed.

Examples of summer-flowering shrubs are hydrangeas, roses, Japanese spirea, potentilla, and smokebush.