How to prune geranium phaeum 'lily lovell'

After flowering (late spring to early summer); early spring tidy-up. Shear all stems back to a few inches from the ground once flowering finishes. 'Lily Lovell' can self-seed; cutting back promptly before seeds ripen helps control spread while keeping the plant healthy.

Once annually, with spring tidy-up. Geranium phaeum 'Lily Lovell', with its large violet-mauve flowers, benefits from the same post-bloom hard cutback as the species. Cut the whole clump back to near ground level after flowering in late spring to early summer. This reduces self-seeding, refreshes the foliage, and encourages new growth. Tidy dead stems in early spring.

Shear all stems back to a few inches from the ground once flowering finishes. 'Lily Lovell' can self-seed; cutting back promptly before seeds ripen helps control spread while keeping the plant healthy.