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Instead, prune potentilla when the plants are dormant in winter and clip back the thickest stems all the way to the ground since these stems usually won’t rebloom.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
Plant or prune ground covers to clear dead portions and stimulate new growth — including ice plant, ivy, potentilla and wild strawberry.
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Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
This also works well on potentilla and summer blooming spirea.
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Melinda Myers,
Journal Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2025
Plant or prune ground covers to clear dead portions and stimulate new growth — including ice plant, ivy, potentilla and wild strawberry.
—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
This also works well on potentilla and summer blooming spirea.
—
Melinda Myers,
Journal Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2024
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“Potentilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potentilla. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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