How to prune pink ice plant

Late spring to early summer, after the first flush of flowers fades. Use clean scissors or pruning shears to trim leggy stems back by up to one-third, cutting just above a leaf node. Remove any dead or shrivelled stems at the base at any time.

Annually, or after each major flowering flush. Pink Ice Plant benefits from light pruning to maintain a tidy mound and encourage re-blooming. Cut back straggly or frost-damaged stems by one-third after the main flowering flush fades. This keeps the plant compact, improves air circulation, and stimulates a second wave of magenta blooms in late summer or autumn.

Use clean scissors or pruning shears to trim leggy stems back by up to one-third, cutting just above a leaf node. Remove any dead or shrivelled stems at the base at any time.