How to prune eaton's firecracker

After flowering (late spring to summer); early spring for dead-leaf removal. Cut finished flower stalks back to the basal rosette or to healthy side shoots once blooms are done. In early spring, remove dead or frost-damaged foliage from the rosette. Avoid hard pruning into the crown, as this can weaken or kill the plant.

Once after flowering; light spring clean-up. Eaton's Firecracker is a robust, tubular-flowered Penstemon needing only basic pruning. Deadhead spent flower stalks after blooming by cutting back to the basal rosette or side shoots to tidy the plant. The semi-evergreen to evergreen rosette needs only dead or frost-damaged leaf removal in early spring. No hard cutback is needed.

Cut finished flower stalks back to the basal rosette or to healthy side shoots once blooms are done. In early spring, remove dead or frost-damaged foliage from the rosette. Avoid hard pruning into the crown, as this can weaken or kill the plant.