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How to Prune Senecio Blue Chalk. 1.

Pinch the growing tips of the plant when it is young and the fleshy, upright leaves are still slender, removing the growing tips on selected 2.

Cut back branches to a joint with a stem that is concealed within the mound of foliage as the plant matures to avoid. A healthy midsummer pruning rejuvenates a tired dusty miller plant and keeps it looking full and healthy for the remainder of the season. There are two ways to go about a midsummer pruning. The. Jun 18, The plant by then had got leggy because it had lived indoors so I chopped the top off and planted that in a pot of soil.

It is now huge. The bottom of the plant looked a bit of a mess but it soon grew side shoots and covered the cut stem. Jul 26, They do need some water during the summer, but be careful to not leave the soil wet for prolonged periods.

Allow the soil to dry out between waterings in the winter, when the plants are somewhat dormant. To prevent floppiness in taller varieties, you can prune them back to Botanical Name: Senecio spp.