How to prune geranium pratense 'victor reiter junior'

After main flowering (early to midsummer); early spring to remove dead growth. Shear all stems back to a few inches from the ground once flowers finish. New foliage with the characteristic dark bronze-purple colouring re-grows quickly, giving the plant renewed ornamental value through late summer and autumn.

Once annually, with spring tidy-up. Geranium pratense 'Victor Reiter Junior' is grown as much for its deeply cut dark purple-bronze foliage as its blue-violet flowers. Cut the whole plant back to near ground level after flowering in early to midsummer. This refreshes both the foliage colour and the plant's form, and limits self-seeding. Remove dead stems in early spring.

Shear all stems back to a few inches from the ground once flowers finish. New foliage with the characteristic dark bronze-purple colouring re-grows quickly, giving the plant renewed ornamental value through late summer and autumn.