Dicentra

Sorry if this question has been asked and answered previously. When is it best to prune back a Dicentra, it is a horrible yellow colour now and looks rotten in my garden? Many thanks for any responses.

 

Yep... chop it down to ground level... it'll be up again next year!

 

And don't forget to mark where it is

 

Many thanks, glad I can get rid of it till next year :gnthb:

 

Also, don't grow it in full sun! I've made that mistake this year with mine, and it's looking quite sorry for itself.

 

Absolutely. Dicentra likes fairly shady, moist conditions. I translanted three plants from my dry-as-a-desert front garden to the back garden and they doubled in size in a single season!

 

Hmmm my dicentra is just starting to flower again !