How to Prune a Blue Fortune Bush
- 1). Deadhead the Blue Fortune bush throughout the season by snipping off dead flowers with sharp shears or scissors.
- 2). Cut the bush back to 1 foot in height in early spring, before it produces new growth.
- 3). Prune the Blue Fortune again after it flowers. This is the time to shape it to your taste. Don't wait too long after it finishes flowering or you may cut off the buds for the next blooming period.
- 4). Rake up pruning debris and old mulch, and bag them and dispose of everything.
- 5). Fertilize the Blue Fortune immediately after pruning with a 10-10-10 fertilizer, at half the rate suggested on the label.
- 6). Spread a fresh, 3-inch layer of mulch around the Blue Fortune, 3 inches from the base and spread to the drip line.
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