How to Prune Atraphaxis spinosa?
Restrict pruning to the removal of branch tips every second or third year in spring to contain spread

Atraphaxis spinosa · Atraphaxis spinosa
A low, sprawling, deciduous shrub to 60cm tall and 120cm wide with slender, branching stems often tipped with spines. Small, oval to round leaves up to 1cm long are a blue-green colour and tiny, white to pink flowers are borne in small clusters in summer
Restrict pruning to the removal of branch tips every second or third year in spring to contain spread