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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 flowers with many petals, such as roses, peonies, and camellias prevents them from littering. Deadheading can be done with finger and thumb or with pruning shears, knife, or scissors. [2] Ornamental plants that do not require deadheading are those that do not produce a lot of seed or tend to deadhead themselves.
Vernalization (from Latin vernus 'of the spring') is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter, or by an artificial equivalent. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower, but they may require additional seasonal cues or weeks of growth before they will actually do so.
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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Its funnel-shaped flowers go from white in late spring to pink in early summer. They are pollinated by bees. [2] [6] [5] Their toothed leaves are ovular shaped, shiny, sharp-pointed, and bristly stalked. They can grow to become up to 10cm long. [6] They can grow to reach between 2.5 - 4m and can spread up to 3m. [3]
The post How to Deadhead Hydrangeas, According to an Expert appeared first on Taste of Home. Removing spent flowers not only tidies shrubs, it helps plants put growing energy into leaves and roots.