How to prune pelargonium 'ginger'

Early spring. Cut stems back by one-third with clean scissors, pruning just above a leaf node. Pinch or snip soft growing tips with your fingers or scissors throughout the season to promote lateral branching and a denser, more fragrant plant.

Annually in spring; tip-pinch 2–3 times through the season. Pelargonium 'Ginger' is a spicy-scented, upright herb that benefits from spring pruning to prevent a leggy, bare-stemmed habit. Cut back by one-third in early spring, pinch stem tips through summer for bushiness, and remove spent flower spikes. Without regular trimming it quickly becomes open and straggly.

Cut stems back by one-third with clean scissors, pruning just above a leaf node. Pinch or snip soft growing tips with your fingers or scissors throughout the season to promote lateral branching and a denser, more fragrant plant.