If you ever looked around your home and wondered what you can do to improve your design, look no further. The space might not be begging for an extensive renovation or a major furniture overhaul—it can simply come down to styling.
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In order to gain something, you have to lose something. This is especially true with certain varieties of annuals and perennials that bloom better after their flowers are removed. In this deadheading flowers list, we present a selection of such plants that flower profusely the more you cut them! So get your shears ready, and let’s deadhead!
Deadheading is simply the process of removing old flowers to make room for new ones. Once flowering begins to fade, the plant will focus all its energy on saving them for longer and producing seeds. However, pinching off the spent flower stems will trick the plant into producing another round of flowers to ensure consistent blooms and a lush growth cycle.
This filtering process depends on the lifespan of the flowers and is not meant for all flowering plants. Some plants are “self-cleaning,” meaning they drop their flower heads post-bloom, such as impatiens, so avoid these.
Also, avoid cutting old flowers in the fall, as many creatures rely on these seed pods for food and sustenance.
Now, let’s move on to our fine selection of plants that benefit from deadheading. In fact, the more you deadhead, the better their blooms!
Botanical Name: Cosmos
Don’t sulk that your once beautiful cosmos blooms are now disappearing! Simply snip away, and you’ll find its delicate, saucer-shaped white, pink, red, and orange petals sprouting again.
Rather than pinching off the spent flower head, you can trim the slender stem all the way back to the first leaf below the blossom. Once deadheaded, the plant may even continue flowering into fall.
Botanical Name: Rosa
Nothing spells classic romance like a rose-filled yard. But how do you keep these charmers coming back, that too bigger and more beautiful each time? Pinch
If you ever looked around your home and wondered what you can do to improve your design, look no further. The space might not be begging for an extensive renovation or a major furniture overhaul—it can simply come down to styling.
Image: Hampton Court Flower Festival. Credit: RHS
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