How to prune pelargonium 'happy thought'

Spring (pinching); summer (deadheading, reversion removal); late summer (hard cutback). Snap off spent flower heads at the base. Pinch stem tips above a node in spring. Cut reverted green shoots back to their point of origin. Shorten all stems by one-third using clean secateurs before bringing indoors for winter.

Deadhead weekly; remove reversions as seen; tip-pinch in spring; hard prune once annually. Pelargonium 'Happy Thought' is a butterfly-leaved zonal pelargonium with a distinctive cream-yellow leaf centre. Deadhead spent blooms consistently for prolonged flowering. Pinch growing tips in spring for a bushier habit. Remove any all-green reverted shoots as soon as they appear to maintain the ornamental foliage. Cut back by one-third in late summer before overwintering.

Snap off spent flower heads at the base. Pinch stem tips above a node in spring. Cut reverted green shoots back to their point of origin. Shorten all stems by one-third using clean secateurs before bringing indoors for winter.