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Remove Dead Flower Blossoms – Deadheading
Removing dead flower blossoms (deadheading)
encourages your plant to produce more flowers.
When blossoms begin to fade, wilt, wither, turn brown
or just start to look unattractive, it’s time to deadhead.
How often you’ll need to deadhead depends on
what’s growing in your Garden. Some plants have
short-lived blossoms that last less than a week, such
as Mimulus and Dianthus. Others, such as Marigolds,
have blossoms that remain attractive for weeks. Your
eye is the best judge of when to deadhead.
Following are several methods of deadheading to be
used for a variety of flower types.
Plants with Flowers Growing on Short Stems
Dianthus, Diascia, Marigold, Mimulus, Petunia and
Phlox are some examples of plants that do well with
this method of deadheading.
• Pinch off entire
flower blossom
with fingers or cut
with scissors.
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