How to prune diascia barberae 'piccadilly'

After the first main flush fades (early to midsummer) and again in late summer. Use clean scissors or pruning snips to cut stems back by half, targeting just above a healthy leaf or side shoot. Deadhead individual spent racemes between cutbacks.

Once or twice per season, with regular deadheading in between. Diascia 'Piccadilly' is a prolific flowering annual or short-lived perennial that stops blooming in high summer heat. Cut plants back by half after the first flush fades to encourage reblooming in cooler autumn conditions. Deadhead spent flower spikes regularly between hard cuts to extend the display.

Use clean scissors or pruning snips to cut stems back by half, targeting just above a healthy leaf or side shoot. Deadhead individual spent racemes between cutbacks.