i tend to tidy it up after it has finished flowering in the late spring. This is very pretty. a really cheerful plant at this time of year.

It looks Fab NorfolkA :)

Seaburn's right - after flowering in spring, and you can be as ruthless as you like with it, it'll grow back really fast.

A much underestimated plant, very nice, Spring prune

Agree with everything said above - can take a hard pruning in spring

Yup - all agreed! Get your secateurs sharpened ready! :-)))

Thanks all, always a bit nervous about pruning hard but that seems to be the answer. Will let you know the outcome next year!!

It'll be just fine, tough as old boots! Lovely flowers to see in winter, a real treasure!

BScott's right, it is tough as old boots - you can cut it to the ground and it'll grow again - not that you want to, really!