How to prune sugar and spice tiarella

Deadhead after flowering in late spring; remove winter damage in early spring. Snip spent flower stems to the base as blooms finish. In early spring, clear dead and damaged leaves from around the crown with scissors or by hand, leaving green growth untouched.

Deadhead after flowering; light annual spring tidy. Sugar and Spice Tiarella requires very little pruning. After the fragrant late-spring flowers fade, remove spent spikes at the base to keep the planting neat. In early spring, tidy the crown by removing any dead or winter-damaged leaves. The plant is semi-evergreen in mild climates, so avoid cutting it back hard in autumn.

Snip spent flower stems to the base as blooms finish. In early spring, clear dead and damaged leaves from around the crown with scissors or by hand, leaving green growth untouched.