How to prune dunn's cape primrose

Remove dead or damaged leaves at any time. Trim yellowing or damaged leaves at the base with clean scissors. Allow the plant to complete its natural lifecycle; do not cut the flowering stem before seeds mature if you wish to collect them.

Rarely — only to remove dead tissue. Dunn's cape primrose is a monocarpic species — it flowers once then dies, so pruning is not meaningful beyond removing dead leaf tissue to keep the plant tidy while it grows toward flowering. There is nothing to cut back to encourage reblooming; the lifecycle ends after seed set.

Trim yellowing or damaged leaves at the base with clean scissors. Allow the plant to complete its natural lifecycle; do not cut the flowering stem before seeds mature if you wish to collect them.