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Buddleia - dead head
I know that dead heading certain plants will help promote new flowers - is
that true of Buddleias? |
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Buddleia - dead head
gavin wrote: I know that dead heading certain plants will help promote new flowers - is that true of Buddleias? Yes, some people do say if you cut the old flowers in late summer it encourages the smaller ones to come through. I however think that it is more to do with a 'tidy appearance' to dead head buddleias rather than promoting growth. We are often told to also cut branches off to yet again 'tidy' and protect from wind damage. At the same time if you cut too severely before winter, frost can get at your plant. I like the various sizes we get on our 3 plants, with the most heady of honey smell, and I only remove the long lanky stems to protect one of my 3 plants from being attacked by grumpy passers by on the pavement. I like the spikes in the winter (and the privacy it gives me) and the birds feed on the seeds too. I then cut them severely in early March and then let them do their stuff naturally ) |
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