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can you cut back primose leaves without damaging the plant

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My primrose leaves continue to grow taking up valuable space in the dormant period and providing wonderful shade for slugs and snails in my beds can I cut these back


On plant Primula vulgaris


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I don't know if what I am doing it's right but I pull of all the big damaged leaves leaving only the new ones and my primulas and polyanthus and they still giving me some pretty flowers.

I think that July is a good time for dividing them, I tried with a few of them and they look happy.

3 Jul, 2009

 

I cut mine back...:>)

3 Jul, 2009

 

So do I, it doesn't seem to harm them.

3 Jul, 2009

 

I do too .....

3 Jul, 2009

 

I cut mine back every year or so and they are still doing fine.

3 Jul, 2009

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