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When deadheading mums, trim off the spent flower and its stem down to the next leaf or node. Snipping off only the spent flower at the base of the bloom can leave an ugly, pointy stem sticking up.
Deadheading is a widespread form of pruning, [1] since fading flowers are not as appealing and direct a lot of energy into seed development if pollinated. [2] The goal of deadheading is thus to preserve the attractiveness of the plants in beds , borders , containers and hanging baskets , as well as to encourage further blooming.
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Depending on the species, many temperate plants can be pruned either during dormancy in winter, or, for species where winter frost can harm a recently pruned plant, after flowering is completed. In the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere autumn pruning should be avoided, as the spores of disease and decay fungi are abundant at this time ...
Use water at room temperature and give your plant a good soak by putting it under the tap and keeping it there for about 10 seconds until water runs out the bottom of the plant, Kondrat says.
Weigela 'Red Prince' [10] Weigela florida 'Alexandra' [11] Weigela 'Florida Variegata' [12] Weigela 'Praecox Variegata' [13] 'Pink Princess' is a popular cultivar of Weigela, a shrub native to northern China, Korea, and Japan, that flowers profusely. It is a hardy plant, easy to grow and maintain.
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Ipomoea lobata, the fire vine, firecracker vine or Spanish flag [1] (formerly Mina lobata), is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mexico and Brazil. [ 2 ] Growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall, Ipomoea lobata is a perennial climber often cultivated in temperate regions as an annual .