In article eb126479b41e6931c6caa1a88f1b2659@TeraNews, Theo Asir
writes
Louise Odier
Last year as a 4' shrub I got 4 distinct
flushes from it. This year as a 5' wide by 8'
giant I've got just the one May flush. How do
I get it to bloom again.

You deadheaded, right? I find it's best to do it pretty vigorously, not
just snap off the buds. Then feed with Vitax and a few weeks later give
some liquid seaweed. Comte needs even tougher cutting back, really,
after the first flush, and he also likes a LOT of food - hey, these guys
are French - think of them as Gerard Depardieu.....
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Jane Lumley