How to prune geranium phaeum 'album'

After flowering (late spring to early summer); early spring to remove dead stems. Cut all stems to within a few inches of the ground using shears once flowers finish. Prompt cutting prevents the plant's characteristically free self-seeding and keeps the patch from spreading excessively.

Once annually, with spring tidy-up. Geranium phaeum 'Album', the white-flowered form of mourning widow, needs the same post-bloom hard cutback as the species. After flowers finish in late spring to early summer, shear the whole clump back close to the ground. This limits prolific self-seeding, refreshes foliage, and often triggers a second flush of growth. Tidy in early spring.

Cut all stems to within a few inches of the ground using shears once flowers finish. Prompt cutting prevents the plant's characteristically free self-seeding and keeps the patch from spreading excessively.