It looks like my tulips are in their waning days. Should I deadhead them
or just let them die. I know to let the leaves go to provide energy back
to the bulb. Also, I have a bunch of daisy bunches coming up this year
thanks to the birds. Should these also be periodically deadheaded to
keep the blooms going longer?

Subject: deadheading tulips?
From: Mark Anderson
Date: 5/11/2004 11:41 AM Central Daylight Time
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It looks like my tulips are in their waning days. Should I deadhead them
or just let them die. I know to let the leaves go to provide energy back
to the bulb. Also, I have a bunch of daisy bunches coming up this year
thanks to the birds. Should these also be periodically deadheaded to
keep the blooms going longer?

Deadheading tulips is entirely pointless, as the blooms form the year before
and are stored in the bulb. They bloom once a year only.

As for daisies, I have no idea why you'd bother. They're very vigorous plants,
seed production won't slow them down.

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theoneflasehaddock

"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
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It looks like my tulips are in their waning days. Should I deadhead them
or just let them die. I know to let the leaves go to provide energy back
to the bulb. Also, I have a bunch of daisy bunches coming up this year
thanks to the birds. Should these also be periodically deadheaded to
keep the blooms going longer?

I remove the flower stems form my tulips to make the plants look tidy but
there is no horticultural benefit.

On Tue, 11 May 2004 18:16:44 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:


"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
y.net...
It looks like my tulips are in their waning days. Should I deadhead them
or just let them die. I know to let the leaves go to provide energy back
to the bulb. Also, I have a bunch of daisy bunches coming up this year
thanks to the birds. Should these also be periodically deadheaded to
keep the blooms going longer?

I remove the flower stems form my tulips to make the plants look tidy but
there is no horticultural benefit.

Why not? Tulips may form seedpods just like daffodils, and one wants
the plant's energy to be concentrated in leaf-growing and
bulb-nourishing.

However, many tulips don't re-bloom reliably, so it doesn't much
matter.

Daisies? Yes, deadhead (or snip the bloom stems) for continued bloom.