Once blooms of the candytuft flower are spent, cut the entire candytuft plant back to ground level to avoid woodiness of the stems. This should be done at least every other year to prevent this short, blooming beauty from becoming too tall with spindly growth.

Can you cut back candytuft?

To keep candytuft looking tidy, you can prune away the top one-third of the foliage after blooming—this will keep them from getting leggy. ... In this case, prune them only if you think the stems are getting too woody-looking. Pruning will spawn new, fresh growth.

Do you cut back candytuft in the winter?

Candytuft is not cut back until after it blooms, then you would shear off about a third of the plant to remove the faded flowers and encourage fresh new growth. ... This is a fairly undemanding plant although it does need a well drained soil for best results over the winter.